DitchPanda

Agreed. If everybody said to hell with it I'm not buying a new car the dealership would be begging people to buy them...they would knock $5k-10k off sticker price and offer all kinds of freebee stuff.

Agreed...no way to get to the bottom of it changing multiple variables simultaneously. Sure you could attribute the success to something.. But its just speculation.

Not saying there aren't guys using live here and also not saying they weren't somewhat diverse at Oahe. Several guys there used a Carolina rig which caught me off guard. That said like at the top 10- 7 of those guys used dropshot and Ned rig. Just feel like in general in largemouth tournaments there seems to be more diversity. Maybe I'm wrong.

Agreed. Guys swimbaiting...jig fishing...finesse fishing...frogging. I love the diversity of techniques.

No ragrets ...not a single letter

$11 for 14 worms? That may be the single most ridiculous thing I've seen today

I do not...in fact I don't have any kids.

Was gonna say I've got a buddy whose a Sheriff's deputy and he fishes more than me. I work 45 ish hours a week and the past 7 weeks I've done all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, laundry and yard work as my lady has been laid up recovering from knee surgery. I've probably been fishing 15-20 times in that time frame. I find the best time for me has been early mornings. Hard to stay disciplined and get up at 5am on your days off after working all week but it is no doubt worth it.

Davis baits makes a very good head that was designed by Aaron Martens that has a 3\0 gama hook. Plus they are reasonable price wise... A 5pk is $6-7$.

When I was in my early 20s I was eating better and running all the time..ended up losing a bunch of weight. Then I got ill and lost a bunch more. One day I went into my doctor...he looked at my chart and says hey dude your 6'3" and right now you weigh 196. Eat something dammit your too skinny. For years after that I was able to keep my weight between 210-220...felt great there. Healthy, plenty of energy, strong. I'd Like to get back to that range.

Weightless flukes and senko style baits pitched around wood or grass. Ned rig in more open areas. Fish as early in the morning as you are willing to get up...for me 30 minutes before sunrise until about 8am offers the best bite this time of year. Early like that I target bass chasing bait fish with shallow crankbaits and poppers.

Not sure what you think is a sufficient amount of water but that is one area where I'm pretty disciplined. I have no issue drinking a gallon a day or even a bottle north of that 95% of the time. A bad day for me is usually 64-96oz. Because of this fiber never prevents a download for me.

So I did Keto for several months but that was just not sustainable for me. When I fell off the wagon I fell hard and started eating crappy food again which made me gain some weight back and just feel generally cruddy. I have continued to do streches, exercising and walking on a fairly consistent basis. I originally lost 33lbs but have gained 7 back and its time to stop this. For those of you who are health conscious what does your diet mostly consist of? Not looking to gain tons of muscle or get ripped just wanna ditch some fat and lose weight in general.

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I caught a 15lb channel one time waking a spinner bait in like 6 or 8 inches of water...sounding like some body threw an m80 in.

Love that movie

I don't get skunked often thankfully but it does happen. To right the ship after I usually just consume 3 glasses of whiskey...after the 2nd one I don't remember getting skunked...after the 3rd one I dont remember going fishing.

I miss both of those. Caught them often growing up.

I know but they are most known for spinnerbaits. And honestly a spinnerbait is a jig with a wire and blades?

I need a haircut something fierce..just been too busy or too lazy to go. I have curly hair and I brushed it output in the shower the other night...it was to the top of my shoulder blades. You legally shouldn't be allowed to own that shirt since you said spinnerbaits are worthless.

Oh I agree..but they are tough to come by in northwest Iowa

I'm also from Iowa and I to bank fish. For me the antidote has always been to fish early...like 530-8am. Not uncommon to catch 6 or 8 in a few hours then it tapers off for me.

Poppers, small wake cranks and Ned rigs have been catching me fish

That's not really a fair test of the corns quality. You could wrap a dog turd in bacon and it would be pretty good...bacon is cheating!

I've been plagued by rough fish myself lately. Been using shad alot targeting cats..even caught 3 one morning. Outside of that I've caught a big stinky drum and I bet over a dozen gar.