MN Fisher

Nope - if it's organic, it's cover. Rocks, hollows, trenches (river bottoms in reservoirs) are all part of the topography of the lake/river bed...that's structure. These things remain season to season virtually unchanged...you can go decades without structure changing unless it's human caused. Growing weeds, fallen trees - that's cover. These things change in much shorter time scale...weeds grow from spring to fall, then die back during winter while fallen trees rot away in a few years. All cover is 'temporary' even if it's recurring.

We don't have much, if any, laydowns in Tonka - so lily pads, hydrilla, coontail, pondweed and milfoil are the cover of choice here

See if there's a guide local to you that puts out fishing reports. Here in the Minneapolis Metro area, we have one who does a YouTube report every Sunday on 'where are the fish and what baits are working'.

Find out what the main forage in your lake(s) are...then select a lure that comes close or even matches that. Here in MN - main swimming forage for bass is bluegills, pumpkinseeds, crappie and perch. Add crayfish for 'off the bottom'.

Exactly how I do it...

Don't forget the chanting and dancing naked in the moonlight...

Minnesota we can take snappers with a shell that's at least 12" from front to back from July 1 to April 30 Western Painted turtles that are between 4 and 5 1/2 inches in shell length are also legal all year round. I haven't taken any....had turtle soup once - if I was starving and nothing else was available I'd eat it again...

One I could eat at least weekly and never tire of? Broiled salmon - just a little butter, salt and pepper Steamed asparagus - a drizzle of butter over it Twice-baked potato - cheddar cheese and bacon bits...skip the sour cream Apple crisp for dessert

^ This...always.

Ya - even with Stabil, I wouldn't use any gas more than 6 months old. If it's oxygenated (with ethanol in it)...reduce that by half

They lied to you - the Yen has been going down vs the dollar for the last two weeks...they should have charged you less if ti was actually based on the exchange rate. $1 = ?Yen chart

If they're being an idiot...of course I'm gonna let them know it with my horn.

PayPal charges you a fee for currency conversion.

Reason for avoiding YT? Missing out on a lot of good, instructional videos from places other than BR by doing so. You can find the BR vids on the 'Videos' page here - plays on the BR page without actually going to Youtube.

This is a rule for me whether it's braid/mono/FC/hybrid. Always leave a bit of a tag - better to collect a small amount of weeds/algae rather than lose a lure when the knot slips.

Personally Casting: Drop the 6'0" rod - keep the rest ...so many techniques for the M/F and MH/F that you can have them all rigged with something different. Spinning: Really all you need for bass fishing is a M/F and a ML/F - the rest can be set aside for panfish/trout.

Depends on the technique I'm using...sometimes yes, sometimes no.

Dive into it a little and yes...that's a good pic of you, Kent.

ol'crikety recently joined and has been fairly active. LadiMopar has been a member for several years - but hasn't been active since May. I'm sure there's others.

I looked at that and the stats they post is way out of wack for a Fuego - 2 bearings? 380yds of 12#? Not any CT I've owned...and I have all three models - 6.3:1, 7.3:1, 8.1:1 Amazon has a decent price on a Fuego CT-HS right now....$87 https://www.amazon.com/Daiwa-0001-4482-Fgct100Hs-Fuego-Speed/dp/B06VWMR5S3?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER And yes, owning Aird-X rods, they're a great starter rod...I'm still using my MH/F for moving baits in fact.

Me too

Topwater Spook Whopper Plopper Floating Jerk

That was one of my 'checks' at the top of the thread. Ya, he didn't mention what #test he's using - if it's mono and over 8#...that'd be a worry As Tom said - keep it to .010 diameter or less on a 2500 or smaller reel....I've gone to .012 on a 3000 without issue...but it's pushing it.

Remember - hard spending limit listed above. Doubt you could get me one for that...nice idea though, Mike. ?

Dude, those cost almost as much as I paid for the F-9....or the outboard.