Mobasser

I think one of the biggest things is electronics. This has made it much easier for anglers to locate bass.Rods/reels are much better now too. One thing which hasn't changed all that is lures. They try to advertise them as the hot new thing, but most are just slight changes on baits that were invented 50, 75, and even 100yrs ago. You can still catch bass today on a Fliptail worm, just like you did 40yrs ago. Despite all modern technology, you still have to learn how to fish it too. A video can show you the basics, but can't take the place of actually doing it. People learn anything through repitition. The more you actually cast, retrieve and hook fish, the better you become at bass fishing

True. No matter how much tech is out there, you still.have to be dedicated and apply yourself to get good at bass fishing. Some folks are more dedicated, and work harder to learn it

I agree. If you think on it, a Texas rig, jig, spinnerbait, crankbait, and topwater can keep most anglers busy for an entire day. There's plenty of versatility within those baits alone

I don't really watch fishing videos. I do like the ones that Glenn puts out here. The only other videos I like are films of the older Bassmaster Classics, because many of these guys are still my heroes. I've picked up some good info here on this site also. I still feel like the best way to learn is to get out there and " get your hands on it". Experience has been the best teacher for me

I know it took me three seasons to learn to fish a plastic worm, over 35yrs ago. It took hrs of practice for me to feel like I could cast accuraty, and hit targets. It also took me quite a while to learn about finding bass, and figuring out what lures to catch them with. Do you think, with videos, internet, and all the info on bass fishing available today, that fisherman learn faster? Some young anglers seem to pick it up much quicker than I did when I started. Of course after 35+ yrs I'm still learning. I never had any social media to learn from. I learned on.my own, from books, and countless hrs of fishing. Do you think younger anglers learn to catch bass quicker now?

Mine was a 4" bass that somehow hooked himself on the rear treble of a Zara Spook. There's no way possible he could have eaten something of 41/2 inches. He tried though

I still use them. They work well over thick weeds

I still like my straight cork handles

Inlines can be great lures. I have some, but haven't been using them for a few years due to weed, and hydrilla in lakes I fish. They can work very well in more open water areas

For many years, I was always felt that I should be fishing with bigger baits in fall. We always heard that all the forage is bigger then, so the bass are feeding on larger shad, craws, gills and everything else. For the last 3 yrs my best fall bait was a Zoom finesse worm. So, I'm still not always sure about upsizing baits in fall....

Cold winter nights at our house. TV gets boring for me pretty quickly anymore. My wife likes to watch a few shows that I'd never watch. So, I'm usually either reading something about fishing, or messing with my tackle. I organize, clean reels, spool new line, sharpen hooks etc. Usually I'm more than ready when it comes time to fish again.

I've fished the standard spooks for years. I always liked them, but I think the one knocker is better. It has better quality hooks, and seems a little bit easier to walk for me. I havnt caught any really big fish with it yet, but a couple of 14" bass. It's a good bait

Catt, I'm glad you commented here. The Worm drive Skill is the best saw going. I love mine too. As for our Estwing hammers? We can say that they are hands down, the standard which others are judged by! I've seen more of these in the hands of every skilled tradesman than any other brand for almost 40yrs. The 71/4 worm gear Skillsaw is the same. Two of the best tools money can buy. I've seen many of the old Skill saws that were so banged up, but still workin just like new. Very hard to beat. Great saw! Catt, what lots of guys don't understand is the blade placement on the Worm gear saw. I cut right handed, and with the blade on the left I always have a clear view of the cut line. This makes for more accurate, faster cuts. I've seen too many 3 cut Charlie's using a sidewinder. Measure twice , but cut once. It's always been true. In the real world time is money.

Very good post! When you break this down as you have, it makes you wonder how many guys just throw a spinnerbait, without regard to blade style or shape? As you've pointed out here, they all have their time and place. Good info!

Very true. If it works for you, it's all good! As we all know, there's so many opinions on all these things nowdays, it's a wide open field of thought here. Hope it works good for you

It's really not my idea. Another guy told me about doing this, and swears by it. I'm still not sure...

I've never trimmed this type of worm before fishing myself. I fish unpegged also, and never felt the need to. After a few fish are caught, I might trim back a little to hold my hook in place better, but not before I use them new. Never really even thought about doing this

Very true. We always oil before use so I can make sure my helpers oil our guns. Also agree on not much oil. With a brad or trim nailer, too much oil can splatter onto the work piece. You may never see it untill it's time to paint, when it will show up.With unpainted stain grade work, this is a big no no

First time for me fishing the Zara One Knocker Spook. I bought one in the bone color. I like it, and seems to walk a little easier than my old ones

I was talking with a guy the other day who said he always clips off 1/8 to 1/4 from the head of plastic worms with a taper. Examples would be Zoom Trick, and Finesse worms, Cream Scoundrel style or any tapered head worms. When Texas rigging, he said the bullet slip sinker has a flat surface to set on, won't wobble around, and gives a little more plastic around the hook eye.Im wondering if others do this with these worms? Does it work better for you?

We oil them before we use them. For brad nailers or finish nailers, 3 or 4 drops will do. For bigger framing guns, most say 8 or 10 drops before use. Makes them last much longer

The old warriors! It's a weird thing about soft plastics. Sometimes the more beat up they are, the better they work. Change to a new one, and the fish stop hitting.The old warriors work

Agree. We had to put up one 10ft piece of 5" lap siding yesterday. We nailed it by hand. Just as fast and easy. We had it cut and nailed up in less than 10min. We would have spent that much time dragging out the compressor, hose, oiling the gun and loading nails.

We use nail guns for 90% of our work too. When we frame walls, we still use hammers to tap studs on layouts, demo, and for a small job when you don't want to drag out compressor, hoses guns etc. It's faster and easier for us to nail by hand. We still use our hammers every day. We couldn't get by without em.

J Francho, I thought I might mention this. In all my years around construction work, I've only seen 1 broken Estwing hammer. The claw had broken off of a 28oz framing hammer, that was used by a commercial concrete form carpenter. It got dropped accidently, and run over by a backhoe. He found it later, contacted the company, and they sent him a brand new one a few days later. He was showing off his shiny new Estwing hammer at work that day.