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I just use a Deep 3700 Plano. Works well. To secure the rings just wrap the string around each one in a series and then resecure the string to the box. You might need a longer string to do that.

Anyone have any tips of fixing a loose guide insert? It hasn’t come out yet but it makes a bunch of noise and is clearly loose.

The Lake Baccarac Instagram has confirmed A-Jay’s arrival and shared photo evidence of what looks like a DD.

Anyone have any recommendation for someone to do some landscaping in the area? Wanting to build a small pavestone retaining wall around part of the front of my house as a sort of shrubbery/flower bed.

... and clear!!!

I don’t think the fish are bothered too much by a poke of the hook. After all they eat small bait fish with sharp fins spines all of the time. I am however under the impression that feeling resistance of the line or pull of the line will shy them away. There are some limited tank and field scientific data to support this theory, but nothing definitive.

Did you ever get this kayak? Looking at the 10 ft version.

I throw a squarebill with an 8.1 gear ratio reel and don’t try to reel slow. I catch a lot of fish on squarebills.

You’re right, muddy wasn’t the right word. That may not be the case now though after the rain.

Water temp 73 today. 2-3 foot visibility (muddy compared to what I’ve seen previously). Hooked into two nice ones at the boat ramp and both of them flipped off before getting a good look because it was dark. One was a really rod bender on a big heavy action swimbait rod. Only managed to get a few dinks in the boat and one more nice follower strike and miss at the boat.

@A-Jay Thanks for writing up this post. It’s a great service to the forum.

The “Steez” has arrived. I can’t afford to break anymore rods. (Glare intentional)

Sounds like something to put the Mega 360 to work!

Someone was telling me there is an old large piece of earth moving equipment at the bottom of the lake and you can see the top of it when the water is low. Can anyone confirm?

Might have an open seat Sunday morning.

I didn’t even get a follower on a Roman Made Nego or on a crappie pained Hinkle.

The fall bite has begun.

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Well the bait monkey won. The rod is replacing one that was my dad’s and the last thing he gave me, so it had to be the best... well at least that’s what the bait monkey convinced me of.

Have you read the book?

Interesting comment. I suggest you read the book. I suspect you will learn something. Let me know if you have issues finding a copy and I will help you out. Turns out that its ok to listen to what both have to say. They probably can inform each other a lot. This thread has become a debate of laboratory science vs. field science, which is really a false dichotomy.

While I’m not sure what the term “junk science” means, I would not call the book a thesis project and I don’t think it was designed that way. There are a few pieces of data presented that seem to be pretty solid from a scientific perspective, particularly the data related to strike frequency on artificial bait size and whether or not the bait had appendages and the data presented on color of baits influencing strike frequency to name a few. Actually, if anything these experiments are the antithesis of “junk science” because all of the other variables are controlled in these tank studies. Now, whether or not these tendencies are strong enough to overcome environmental variables is an entirely different experimental question. In general, the book is a commentary (Dr. Jones’ theories) on how bass biology might affect bass behavior in relation to bass fishing.

I would suggest getting on Google Earth and look at the historical satellite images and find where the man-made rock piles and brush piles are. The fish in those smaller man-made reservoirs in that area tend to congregate around these types of cover very well.

The Wyandotte County permit is required only for Pierson Park County Pond (I wouldn’t waste your time there) and Wyandotte County Lake I believe.

Not normal. Continue to investigate. Hope you figure it out and its a simple fix.