Everything posted by Bird
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What happened to simple stats ?
Growing up as an avid baseball fan , couldn't wait to grab the sports section to check the stats on a game, real meaningful stats like BA, RBI, HR and ERA. Now you have to cycle through crazy stats, here's one. Rays southpaw Ryan Yarbrough has the lowest average exit velocity off bat and ranks 6th in hard-hit percentage. His induced soft contact percentage is amongst the lowest in the league. Why not save some print and simply say.....this guy has been fooling the hitters. Lol
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The Road To The Super Bowl 2021
Most impressive win in week 5 was Fitzmagic dismantling the 49ers secondary.....he's prolonging Tua's debut.
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The dreaded double skunk...
Lol, these skunk threads. Honesty is a great human trait, honestly. I had 3 straight SKUNK days early spring 2020.....it stinks.
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Is hair jig still popular?
Back in the late 70's we called them bucktail jigs......hair jigs with uncle josh pork trailer. Black and chartreuse was a smallmouth killer. I went away from them when the consensus said there's better options, likely cost me lots of fish.
- What Technique Specific Or Lure You Catch Your PB On This Year?
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First time trying Drop-Shot...third cast..POW!
Love the drop shot and always amazed that the tiny little hook is always perfectly located in top off mouth. Casting accuracy suffers some with the hanging pendulum. Lol
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How do bass manage to make crawfish 80% of their diet, how do they catch them? I thought they are always hiding outside of spawning season
Maybe it's 80% of crawdads that come out of hiding get eaten up by bass.?
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College Football
SEC is power conference consistently eating up the top 10.......my choice on a Saturday afternoon as well.
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How do bass manage to make crawfish 80% of their diet, how do they catch them? I thought they are always hiding outside of spawning season
I was absolutely amazed at how opportunistic bass really are and how un-shy they can be when recently wade fishing in the river. As i was shuffling my feet to keep traction had several SM all around my feet gouging themselves on craws paying no attention to me......fun to watch.
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Palomar knot breaking
Palomar knot is so popular because it doesn't break when tied right. Figure out what your doing wrong before ditching this simple knot.
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New Guy
Welcome, nice boat. You fish Mead also ?
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Getting off the skunk
Water temps dropped rapidly here making fishing conditions resemble that of winter, slow. Still catching a few shallow on spinnerbait but lots of casts. All in all, still prefer pre spawn over any other time of year.
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Lake Baccarac Lodge In Mexico
This does add some level of excitement to this site. Good luck AJ and Kendrick, have fun and be safe.
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Catching big bass
Yes, 44 acre impoundment called lake Laura, released and never to be seen again.
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Catching big bass
Like WRB said, you gotta fish where the big ones exist.......that's going to be my excuse as to why I've only caught 1 DD bass in 50 years of bass fishing. It's something you never forget but after many years, 5lbs is a mammoth fish anymore. My 10.2 bass came on Aug 12th 1983 on a brown/black culprit worm, nothing over 8lbs since. Still love hearing and watching video of giant bass being caught and released. Thanks
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I need some help...
My local lake is also very low and full of excessive plant life. Couldn't throw anything today that hits bottom or skims the top because of floating debris and bottom cover. Only caught 3 today on a drop shot with 3 ft leader to weight. Can't use any technique with an exposed hook so will likely try weightless Senko or fluke next week.
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Size Considerations Kayaks in the 10-12.5 ft Range
Own a Seaghost 110 and ain't no way I'm standing in it at 60 yrs old but can throw it in the back of pickup by myself. Bonifide makes a nice yak, hope you enjoy.
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I Guess I'm Not Hip
Was always a Waylon Jennings, Haggard, George Jones type growing up but after our kids introduced us to the " hip" scene......our house echoed with Justin Bieber and Rhianna. Could have been worse I guess.
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Eddie Van Halen Has Died
Seen him in concert in early 80's, superb guitarist indeed. RIP Mark knopfler is probably my favorite guitar man though......sultans of swing.
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Topwaters- does it get too cold?
I've had bass bust through the ice after a whopper 110......nah. Love cooler water temps as it simplifies my arsenal down to 3 options. Lol
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Straight Fluoro for a dropshot?
I do prefer braid to Flouro for DS but will admit it's a burden to retie leader in a fishing kayak with compromised vision. Luckily the weight is the weak link.
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Should I go fishing? Conflicted on this one,
My app actually has a ringer on it when fishing conditions go to excellent.......sometimes it causes me to run outside and cast AIMLESSLY into the night. Nah, haven't used them in years. Only thing I check is wind speed.
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Is Sexy shad the best all around crank color?
I don't really know why certain colors work in certain conditions but I try to remember them when they do. I see sexy shad in several bait options and always have had good results with that color option.
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First trailer tire blowout
Something I've learned over many years towing......keep the trailer tires inflated max psi cold. The main culprit to blowouts is low tire pressure and heat buildup. Happy you made it home without harm.
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Carp in the shallows.
When I see a surplus of carp, especially in coves, I move on......they disrupt the the solitude.