TriStateBassin106

If there's water beneath this stuff I would definitely recommend either punching/topwater frogs.

I love the thrill and excitement of catching a 3lb+ fish but I will gladly take a day of catching 1.5lbs to 2lbs if needed, I don't have the luxury to chase big fish all the time but it definitely looks fun and I admire all the trophy bass hunters on this forum @A-Jay is probably my favorite because he goes out of his way to catch really huge Brown Bass on his boat.

My favorite spinnerbait for ponds/small lakes. I'm actually gonna throw one tomorrow when I go fishing after work. My favorite colors are Mouse and sungill. Great little search bait and the mouse color looks like my bluegill/shiners perfectly. I would recommend pairing these guys with a size one trailer hook I use gamakatsu.

Which one do you have the most luck on in ponds/small lakes? If I had to go with one I would prefer a texas rig only because I can easily change the weight size and it could be a smaller profile than a jig for finicky fish, jigs will always produce bigger fish for me though. What about you guys?

I found a guy off Facebook Marketplace who's gonna sell me a 10E with upgraded seats and a hummingbird fish finder/trolling motor for 800$ best part about it is it's one town over for me. I'm going this evening to take a look at it.

I've only kissed 1 or 2 bass and they were both over 3lbs.

A size 1 mustad EWG hook was the only one I used for senkos years ago. Until 2016 this was pretty much the only bass lure I threw lol.

I'm going trout fishing tomorrow and the weather is supoosed to be a high of 45 degrees... hopefully the creek will still be warm. It seems like what ever is left of winter is making its last stand. Temps all next week are supposed to be back in the mid 60s. Bass are definitely up shallow in my neck of the woods. I saw a few nice 2 to 3lbers cruising shallow the other day at my pond. Easily spooked though.

I was worried for a second aswell, I hope it wasn't anything serious like a website hack or something. Hopefully Glenn or the other mods will explain what happened, glad the forums seem to be working again though!

Anyone else had trouble getting on the forums today? For the longest time I kept getting this error message? Is everything alright with the website?

Preferred size is 3.8. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Keitech_Swing_Impact_FAT_Swimbait/descpage-KSIF.html?from=gshop&gclid=CjwKCAjw3pWDBhB3EiwAV1c5rJgX7hfbFGn5dyjnFB25uAneGPXK1walXbCMtjGhGXw7b_38MKW7vRoCXOYQAvD_BwE https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Owner_Flashy_Swimmer_with_CPS_2pk/descpage-OFSCP.html?from=gshop&gclid=CjwKCAjw3pWDBhB3EiwAV1c5rODdlZASmG9qWuv5sKvDO12_0_bT7GmCL8bj5tWq_O4X8nMyuQIjxBoC4YoQAvD_BwE

Northern Water snakes are honestly not that big of a deal, I just get creeped out a bit knowing they can hide right under your feet and swim below you.

In my state of New Jersey we don't have alligators but we have the Northern Water snake which isn't venomous but can still be a pain in the ass and will attack you if you bother it enough. During the summer time on my lake they will sometimes coil up on our dock ladder and one time I almost stepped on a pretty big one before it quickly swam off into the lake. I've also had these guys swim by me in the lake but thankfully they're afriad of humans.

Went out in the rain today, and wasn't disappointed with two nice ones on the 3DB jerkbait in Table Rock Shad, water temps are finally at the 55 degree mark and the fish are up shallow.

What are some good finesse style swimbaits and jigheads I could throw on my medium light for smallies? Maybe baby keitechs or those Zman swimbaits?

This is pretty much the answer I was gonna give, one lake I fish from the bank has an overdose of the type of cover you mentioned, there's plenty of downed limbs and bushes all over the place. I actually find it pretty difficult to fish in those situations because you don't know what to target.

My reel is still holding up with perfect drag after my experiment, no noise or anything.

Might need some oil and grease, one of my reels had the same drag problem after a full season, I put in some shimano bantum oil and it fixed everything up nicely, also make sure you clean the reel good before applying

What's everyones favorite jig retrieve after casting it out in these water conditions? I usually just do the traditional hop and pause retrieve and change the speed up based on the season, with fishing these water conditions I always make sure my trailer has a bunch of flapping action, I usually love throwing a rage menace or rage craw on the back. In water clarity below a foot dragging jigs simply doesn't work for me. I've always had luck on hopping for some reason.

Year two of trying to find this boat, anyone know where I can pick one up? All my bass pros are sold out and they don't know when a restock is coming.

My water is heavily stained and I got one yesterday on a yozuri 3DB in Table Rock Shad, that myth is busted and I don't understand how people continue to believe it.

As the water continues to warm during pre-spawn what techniques do you guys use for jerkbaits? Do you twitch them more aggressively or put them away? Only asking because I caught my first JB fish of 2021 yesterday doing a agressive 3-1 twitch with 5 second pauses, the slow twitching I usually use wasn't working.

First jerkbait fish of 2021! Yozuri 3DB in Table Rock Shad! Agressive twitching near baitfish did the trick!

I'm creek fishing for trout and smallmouth starting next month and I'm also debating if I should get a pair of waders, cabelas and Bass Pro have a few pairs I've been looking at for the 120 dollar range.

You have no idea how long I've waited for this moment....first official bass of 2021, deadsticking a 1/4oz PB&J jig on shallow riprap, I thought I was snagged until my line started to zigzag lol, feels good to be back on the saddle again after 7 months of few fishing sessions and a brutal winter. 2021 will be a good year!