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Give a WP a try if fishing clear water and pause it. My best top water this year has been on a WP 75 on the pause.

The smaller the plopper the more it's a flopper. Imo

Early in the morning I'll burn around a smaller lake with top water, casting horizontal to the bank. Mid morning I'll slow down focusing on cover with plastic. In the afternoon, heat has this ole' guy running for cover.

Sonar only has a positive effect here, hypnotic.

We're not having a shortage of rain but the humidity feels like Georgia here, wow.

Don't bother fishing in an east wind. Fish dark baits in stain water. Spinnerbaits in the wind. Bass are unpredictable. PB&J is my 2nd favorite color Senko.

Thanks for the report ?. It changes every year for me. Last year I never put down a Jerkbait, this year the swim jig is demanding attention.

Lol, think he's just talking about the crank knob but have experienced what your saying.

Spinnerbait Buzzbait T-rigged Culprit worm Spook Jig Fluke Never have quit throwing them.

Lol, true but those Raiders are as stable as a Bass boat.

I ran a 45lb thrust with a 35ah battery on my last kayak and could fish all day as long as I stayed off the highest setting. 55lb seems a little excessive for a kayak and a noticeable weight difference vs the 36lb. In my mind, 36lb thrust paired with a 50 ah battery would be ideal. Also be aware that running the motor on high for long periods is not recommended, wiring gets hot.

Wife's favorite of all time.....Van Morrison. She also loves sweet tea.

Best $100 baitcaster I've used is Shimano SLX

I use the original Baitmate with anise oil. Yes, believe it can make a difference in enticing a bite on slower presentations. Is it absolutely essential ? Debatable.

I see my laughter emoji didn't help. ?

How many lumens is that ? WAIT, think I see a fish, nice. Lol

True story, Bought my 1st Xbox, probably 30 years ago and got addicted to sports games, real bad I say.......NFL, MLB, NBA and Nascar. I was consumed. After blowing it up from overheating, have not played a video game since nor will I. Lol To those that have self control, enjoy ?

If I absolutely had to, probably could get by year around on 5 baits. Spinnerbait Swim jig Fluke Senko Buzzbait

Even with lower quality cameras of yesteryear, I've always managed top quality photos ?

In wood and standing timber, give me a jig. A jig feels more like power fishing and and T-rigged Zoom craw feels more finesse...... at least the way I fish them. Jigs I keep them moving. You won't be disappointed with either.

I'll take the knowledge of the man in the field vs the man sitting behind a desk.

As kids we use to rid barns of pigeon infestation. Problem was, by the time we shot all the pigeons, the barn roof looked like a minnow seine. Magnetic netting is cheap and effective and would probably be the route I'd take to eliminate birds nesting in a boat house.

Glad you kept trying different baits until you found something that worked, that's what it's about.

Good idea getting rid of the other hooks before the fishing line procedure. Hopefully your next big catch will have gills.

I reexamined the photo and the Ray is much flatter than I previously thought so I'd say 5 - 6 lbs ?