Mobasser

I subscribed to Bassmaster for many years. I still have a stack of older ones, up to 2005. I dropped my subscription then. Still a good magazine, but much less content now.

Bone

, Catt, glad things turned out ok, as best they could. Your self and family are all safe, and that's the main thing. It's doesn't look good by any means , but better than expected.

T rig 6" plastic worm.

Catt were hoping that you and all your family are safe. Glad to hear the damage wasn't what was predicted. Hope your house is ok also. It sure looked like a bad storm. Hang in there, and be careful. Best of luck getting through this storm.

One of my best. I like them t rigged, on a light shakey head, or a split shot rig. My trig setup is exactly like yours. Good numbers bait

Catt, was it hard to evacuate? On the news it looked really bad, with traffic.

I continue fishing. I'll try a new spot, with a different bait.

I don't know about others here, but I'm ready for fall. I've had enough of the sweltering humidity, and hot temps. Fall fishing can be good at times, and the cooler weather seems to give you a shot of energy. An added benefit is the fall scenery. The changing colors around the lakes is always nice. Anyone else ready for some fall fishing?

It's been said that if you really love something, you'll learn faster and become better at it than others. It could be anything, but, things we love keep our interest, so, it's only natural that if you love fishing, you'll continue to improve at it. It still takes much time and practice to get good at it.

I've done pretty good on the older Heddon black shore minnow color with a spook.

For me, much of this comes down to how well you can learn a pond or lake, based on seasonal location of bass. From June to the end of Sept, I catch 90% of my fish on t rig worms. I also use a buzzbait, weedless spoon, and small spinnerbait. If you can learn one two ponds really well, you really won't need a huge amount of tackle. After several days of hot sunny weather, and a cloudy day comes, I do better on buzzbait/ spinnerbait, but a rig worm will work on any days. Just fish it slowly.

I'm 100% sure I wasnt born with any special angling talents. I had a brother, dad, and grandpa who liked to fish, and I was around it from an early age.Any skills I'm good at in bass fishing, I developed on my own, through years of fishing.

I don't really have anything special I can mention about my own fishing, other than casting. I've tried very hard over 40 yrs to become an accurate caster, and I still strive to hit my targets with my cast. Most days I can hit dead on eight out of ten cast. I have no doubt this has helped me land more fish over the years. I still firmly believe that for the average weekend fisherman, accuracy with your cast is more important than speed.

Mono

Agree Catt. I've caught fish that followed it out from thick weeds, and hit in open water. Sometimes, bringing it slowly over thick weeds, then, where the weedline ends, kill it, and let it fall. Some fish have hit it while it's falling also.

What size are your worms?

No. When a fish hits the spoon, give them a couple of seconds to make sure he has it, then set the hook hard.

They actually started out with bass baits, before making crappie stuff, way back in the early 1970s. Slider 4" worm, and Slider head jigs. There's so much new stuff out there now, lots of guys probably don't know about them. They still work well.

Yes

I also forgot to mention the Slider rig. I like the Spider Slider head, and the Snagless head, rigged on several different 4" to 5" plastic worms. I havnt seen anyone at my local lake using them. The few guys that I've shown it to, have never heard of it.

The JSM has been around a long time. Like most baits, I can't get the fish to hit it all the time, but, I usually give it a few cast, lately, the last 30min before dark. Some nights a fish will hit it, other nights not. It's a fun lure to fish. " The Weedless Wonder".

I use a small wet stone, and just pull the hook over it. There's lots of good hook sharpening tools you can use. Do the old fingernail test. If it sticks as you pull it over your fingernail it's sharp. If it slides over your fingernail, it needs some more work. I use the thinner Zoom twin tail trailer. I think they made it as a spinnerbait trailer originally, but it works good on the spoon. I usually use chartruese. If you can't find these, a 4" piece of plastic worm, a spinnerbait skirt, or a chunk trailer are good also. I think the Fat Albert would work good too. For me, seems like the slower I can keep it coming across the weeds, the better. Most fish really slam it.

I might also add to spend a little extra time sharpening the hook on the Silver Minnow. Makes a big difference in fish caught

Cut a piece of 2" pvc pipe, around 12" to 15". Glue a pvc cap on one end. Get a 12" bungee and strap it to your chair. A friend who fishes for catfish made some like this year's ago, and they still work well for him.