TriStateBassin106

Yozuri 3db is my favorite and I also would recommend Husky jerks by rapala.

It happens, I've had plenty of fish who probably died after being released back into the water, sometimes I couldn't just get a hook out or I couldn't let it bleed anymore. But a good part is I've also probably saved a lot of fish from a possible death aswell. I saved multiple fish from deep hooks and stuck soft plastics in their mouth. Mind you these fish already had this in their mouths when they decided to bite my lures. Bass that end up dying is just part of the sport sadly. It can be prevented most times but never fully cured.

Anything megabass

Garmin Striker or the Hummingbird Piranhamax? I just bought my pelican bass raider the other day and I don't have the money for expensive fish finders. Which is the better unit for someone like me?

Does anyone use a switch panel for Nav lights on the raider? I saw a guy in YouTube using it and it looked pretty sweet. Also what would be a good nav light kit to use?

Do any of you guys out there who own jon boats/bass raider type boats use switch boxes to control your lights? I recently purchased a pelican bass raider and was planning to make modifications to it. Anyone have any tips/advice on how to do this with a switch box?

Bigger pond bass are smart, but still catchable. I've caught plenty of 3lb+ bass at my favorite pond last year using finesse tactics like baby brush hogs, ned rigs and even swimming a jig. My best advice is to keep pushing at it and try some moving baits. Try a chatterbait and burn it out in the middle, you might get that bigger fish to attack it.

I have this problem on my lake during holidays.

Bringin it back for the 2021 season.

Yes. Usually for me a fish that doesn't jump as much and pulls a good amount of drag after the hookset is usually a good fish. (1.8lbs to 3lbs) anything below is either jumping a lot or just being dragged in with no resistance.

Got my boat today! Bass pro had a new stock of the brand new NXT 10E models in! Very excited for this new chapter of my fishing experience.

Finally got on some fish the past 2 days, these being the biggest. Ned rig and texas rigs have been clutch. I believe these were all females, all loaded with eggs probably.

Chatterbait has been on my list since July 2019, best decision ever to pick a few OGs up back then. Now all I throw is jackhamners.

I second this.

So I'm getting my 10E this Friday, we're going to bass pro and picking it up with a pickup truck, will we get pulled over for having the boat in the bed? Also how do we secure it? I'm guessing some kind of straps/wires?

What are some tips/baits for fishing the late pre spawn in ponds/smaller lakes? I've started to see early beds here in NJ but there's no bass on them yet. Fishing the actual spawn is pretty self explanatory so I'm not asking for tips for that. Average water temps are 56 to 58 degrees and it seems the earlier feeding binge period has ended. I'm guessing the bass are now in mating mode instead of feeding. How do I target them while they're preparing to get on beds like this?

Another jersey guy! Welcome to Bassresource!

That's actually awesome haha.

My apologies for not being specific, by older I mean people in the 60s+ range. Many who probably can't stand for very long periods of time like they used too, there's always exceptions like you mentioned. I have a friend who's 25 and is a big couch potato when it comes to fishing hahaha.

If you're an older person I would recommend sitting down. There's an old timer who fishes a pond here for bass and he always brings his lawn chair lol. Personally I like standing.

Went to my pond today, water temps are finally in the lower 50s and I began my outing by throwing a lipless crank, after an hour I switched to a jerkbait and got no bites, then finally before I left I decided to throw a jig. While fishing, some bread someone left that was meant for birds somehow got in the water and the bank bluegill went crazy. This is the only time I saw some action as every once and awhile a bass would swipe at a bluegill or two, I'm pretty excited for the fish to finally be shallow. During this I dropped my jig near the feeding fish and a nice bass swiped at the jig, but other than that no bites for the rest of the day What can I throw in my pond at the moment to get bass like these to bite? I was thinking about maybe burning lures in schools of bluegill but that didn't seem to work.

New update by Jimmy Himself.

All the bluegill around here except for my lake bluegill have this color to them or something similar at the moment (pic below). It's pretty cool to see the purple come out on them but what are some good baits/colors I can throw to match the hatch with this? My intial guess would be some kind of green pumpkin with maybe purple/gold?

This is gut wrenching considering the effect Jimmy, Bill and others had on me growing up watching their shows on the outdoors channel. I'm in my early 20s now and recently lost my grandmother to COVID-19 this past November. Possibly losing someone in this type of manner and not knowing what type of condition they're in is disturbing and nobody should have to go through it, definitely keeping Jimmy in my prayers and thoughts. He doesn't deserve this.

Chatterbait: Black and Blue Spinnerbait: Chartreuse White mix. It's that simple to be honest.