Glaucus

My thoughts exactly. That's a whole new level of grammar nazism.

Thing is, I can say with 100 percent certainty that I did not buy it like this. I examine rods thoroughly before purchasing, and I check for abnormalities frequently.

Mostly worried about casting accuracy. My other hobby is billiards, and if you have a bent cue, you're in trouble. Probably a false equivalency on my part, eh?

Took me way too long to get it.

Approximately 6 inches below the tip of one of my spinning rods there is a slight bend. Just noticed earlier. No idea how it happened as I'm easy on my gear and store them properly. Is there anything I can do about it? Abu Garcia Vengeance rod.

I've seen so many videos of bass eating squirrels, mice, rats, snakes, etc. A bass doesn't have the jaw pressure to kill these things before going down the throat, do they? And they don't have the teeth to chew them up. So my question is, do these critters bite and claw the inside of the bass until they're dead?

Somehow a 4 inch wacky Senko managed to catch me over 20 fish. I use zip ties. Never had a Senko last that long. I could probably still use it, but I retired it for the memories. Sometimes the norm is broken.

I don't really double set, but I do dig it in more, if that makes sense. Not a true hookset after the initial, but a hard tug.

Beer is magic. I won't be catching anything, so I open a beer. Then it never fails that I start catching them, and the beer sits there and goes to waste because I'm not stopping just to drink. Kinda like stopping to take a leak with your line in the water, and THEN they decide it's a good time to bite.

I am 100% against taking a big bass from a pond. It's selfish in a few different ways.

It can be good fishing before a storm. As far as during a storm, I dunno, since I've never been dumb enough to risk my life for a fish.

Kinda like a buddy talking you outta ordering that last shot.

Suppose that could work. Or simply measuring. Comes down to trust, but as it'sa fun wedding thing and isn't for anything important, that doesn't seem like an issue.

Heaviest bag.....

I catch fish on every standard technique and lure, but what seldom gets me bit is jerkbaits and swimbaits. I usually avoid them. I don't like them, they aren't fun for me, I have little confidence in them, and the fish usually aren't interested in that offering from me. As far as spinnerbaits go, I don't get a lot of spinnerbait bites, but I love spinnerbaits. They have a time and a place. I understand this time and place, and when the conditions are met, they slay fish for me. I think a lot of anglers fail to understand that a spinnerbait isn't always a good choice and generally requires the right conditions, *perhaps* more so than any other lure.

I don't call anything in bass fishing weird anymore because so much of what will work doesn't even make sense according to the "book." However the other day was slow until I found some bass cruising real shallow. Started to throw a weightless Zoom Lizard right in front of them and caught quite a few. Was hilarious to watch them check it out and then start chomping on it.

I shall. Today I was headed to the pond, which is 2 blocks from me, and my neighbor said Don, the poacher, took all the fish. However I knew that was silly and had a good day catching 16 of them with a couple 4 pounders mixed in there, but I did see 3 belly up dead bass which I haven't seen before. Dunno if I can blame him but he's ticking everyone off so bad that who knows what to think? I'll notify the proper authorities.

I hope you get one though. I guess it's different when a poacher is ruining your fishery.

A lot of people fish without a fishing license, and unfortunately I personally know quite a few of them. Since a license is technically required in order to fish public waters, just as a valid ID and appropriate age is required to purchase and drink alcohol, would it be possible or even logical for retailers to begin "carding" buyers when they go to purchase fishing supplies, to see if they have a valid license? Just a thought I had. There's a guy who harvests everything he catches, no matter the species or size, from a pond we like to go to, and he's blatantly admitted to not having a license because, to him, it's "stupid" to have to pay for a God given right, so it's been on my mind a lot lately.

My wife and kids tag along sometimes. They make up 20% of my trips with others. The remaining 5% is fishing with a buddy or three from time to time. I'm blessed to have a fishing family. The wife and kids actually go often, but I literally fish every single day from the end of March to the beginning of November, weather permitting. Usually multiple times a day.

I fish by myself 75% of the time. I prefer it that way. Just me, my thoughts, nature, fish, peace, quiet and serenity.

Thanks guys. Got some 15lb PP. I always close the bail of a spinning reel by hand. Braid wouldn't change that.

Those little reels are built for line that size.

I have an "all purpose" baitcaster that I take with me when I'm on foot or kayaking, along with a Spinning setup as well. My all purpose baitcaster is a MH/F spooled up with 14lb Trilene. I attach a 14lb fluoro leader when necessary.