Russ E

the only bull statue I know is the Hereford bull. it was dedicated by Eisenhower.

the orange boat is bluebasser86. my boat is charcoal and red

I have owned the new Minn Kota Ultrex for 6 months now. sits on a fortrex mount, runs like cable steer and has all of the advanced functions like spotlock and auto pilot. I will never go back to a straight cable steer. it was expensive, between $2100.00 and $2500.00. depending on what options you want. I debated between the fortrex and power poles or just buying the Ultrex. glad I chose the ultrex it works great. I like being able to control it with a normal foot control, but being able to drive from anywhere in the boat with the remote. You can go back and forth between the two instantaneously.

Thanks I subscribe to your youtube channel. we fish some of the same lakes, maybe we will cross paths someday.

21 inches 5lbs. from local Kansas City lake on a shakyhead. caught at 10:00 am today.

this time of year, if I am catching small fish, my first move is to fish a little deeper. the 4 fish in my profile picture are a classic example. I was catching a lot of small fish in 5-10 foot on weedy main lake points, with a 1/8 ounce Shakyhead. i moved out to 20 foot on the same points and caught these, with the same bait but on a 1/4 ounce head. hope this helps.

nice smallmouth

I am Left handed, but can not use a left handed reel. it feels backwards to me. cast with left hand andcrank with right hand. only drawback to this is when fishing soft plastics and jigs on baitcasters, I always re position left hand so I can feel the line with my left index finger. while still cranking with right hand. been doing this for 30 years. never really thought about it, until a fishing friend noticed what I was doing and questioned it.

Hello I am new to the forum. follow some of you on you tube. From Eastern Iowa originally. Lived in Kc metro for 5 years now. recently retired and spend most of my free time fishing around the Kansas city area. usually Wyandotte county lake, (which is 5 minutes from home) Smithville, Clinton,or Perry lakes. pursue Largemouth most of the time. look forward to joining the forums.