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Frog fishing was good, however puttin' 'em in the boat was not good! Had plenty of blowups but they weren't eating it! Landed 3 small bass, just barely hooked. Adjusted size, speed, and color but they just wouldn't eat it. Let 'em take it longer than I normally would and that didn't work either. It was still a glorious day!

Sounds like a wonderful time! I love hearing your reports, fishing or exploring.

1st one is what I would like to call a 6, but can't. She weighed 5.94. Close, huh! Came back to the same brushpile an hour later and got 2nd big at 5.36. All on Ol Monster. 8 fow 80 degree water. 22 total. Quit at noon.....boilin hot and no wind.

@Swamp Girl Katie, it's so hot in Iowa I'm gonna start fishing naked! 🤣 Seriously, I admire your grit!

Great report, Katie! I'm sure they felt honored to be guided by you.

Thanks Katie! And one of em weighed 8 pounds.......that's 4 pounds of bass and four pounds of grass!!! 🤣

It was a bad day to be a Scum Frog! 29, most in a 30 yard long spot. Hard on an old mans shoulders Not a nibble on anything else!

I'm dying to know: has anyone ever had braided line break? (any size). Not talking about knot failure or hooks bending or scraping it over a Ka-Bar but actually breaking. Not me. Someday I'd like to hook 2 trucks together with braid just to see if it would break. Anybody?

@Swamp Girl "And I've caught 418 bass in 2026." Katie, you are an amazing angler!

Carried 3 bags of Ol' Monsters in the boat. Had to go back to the truck for more! Surface temp 75. 6 fow on brush (about 1/2 of 'em had bluegill tails in their throats.

Not having any problem. I put a bait button behind the lure.

I think the urchin shines on lakes with high fishing pressure. All lures will catch bass if you put them where the bass are and move them at the right speed and depth to trigger a strike. I avoid places where there are more people than bass so no advantage for me. The lakes I fish are brushy so an exposed hook would be a PIA. The succes rate will go down as the urchin flogging rate goes up.

Great write up! Anglers who aren't BR members don't know what they are missing!

Never seen the show but I will look it up. Had all the "camping" I wanted in the Army! Holiday Inn Express is roughing it for me. I prefer to be alone. I can entertain myself. I get along better with animals than I do people. Give me a dog over a human any day. I like people, I just don't want to be around them.

@Swamp Girl " I rarely recommend lures simply because I don't know lures like you guys do, but if you haven't tried a Zoom Z Craw, it's a winner." I second that Katie. Trig, bladed jig and swim jig trailer, and jig trailer. I got all 3 sizes. Cheap and effective!