PaulVE64

I'm normally dead drifting a senko in heavy current. A few small twitches and long pauses letting it get to bottom in the tailout is a trial to your patience but a big smallie eventually grabs it. I also grow a half senko, weightless, on an long skhank ewg hook that has rubber legs/maribou/hair/feathers tied on. Smallies rarely attack that kind of presentation, i suppose they're just curious. The bite is almost always super light and 90% of the time I am nose hooking them.which is important because the rod is understandably light and noodly.

I've not thrown a spinner bait in years. I should talk to the bait monkey.

Natural colour, no flash, no sound.

"Get back to work" is what I heard. The fact is if you do something long enough something mindnumbingly improbable is going to happen to you. Hopefully it's not followed by life changing results.

Last winter we had a genX gizzard shad run. They filled sections of the river and they were huge. It brought a record musky season.

There are only a few types of plastisol made. Each brand will have its own recipe for colours, flakes and salt and your supposed to have an original mold.

Almost my story. Thankfully I've never cut anything off or crushed anything too badly. I have lost sensation in a few spots.

So today I ran over a 1/4 mile stretch of my river that consistently provides 3 and 4 lb smallies which are a blast! Though there is one shelf that aught to be stacked up but is consistently dry for me until today. This was my spot on the spot today. It feels great to catch a bass right where he should be on a handtied jig of mine own pattern.

I feel even more confident now . If I ever land an 8# smallie i will thank you.

StC Avid series will have something.

Top 3 execs resign? Quality issues are often the result of earlier cutbacks but Johnny M. isn't likely to increase his investment. He would have done his due diligence and known he would either refresh the brand with capital or acquire their tech/skills/marketing and cut costs asap. Which option does Johnny usually take?

The pros are guessing. But they have alot more experience. Pablo Picasso didnt always paint like a spaz, he learned how!

As a bank fisherman I look for a bullet proof reel. I have a 2500 BG and a 3000 BG and would recommend them against anything in their price range.

I have trouble with abrasion from rocks in my rivers so I throw #10 to #15 hi-vis braid to a #12 to #17 mono leader. Leaders are 5' and tied with an FJ knot. I used to use fluoro but I dont like how it holds knots, shatters on hook sets and knicks easier. Imperical evidence says I'm wrong but it's a trust issue now. And since im always in current the smallies get less time to shy off the line.

Prime only unless I'm stuck on the bank with poor access.

That must have been a epic battle. Approx 22" smallie on a bone choppo in 3' of water. It wasnt in the water more that 3 seconds when he snatched it. I had no scale.

I would have bought a weigh scale sooner. Like an idiot I didnt get one until after I caught what is easily my PB smallie. I've hooked 4# smallies that didnt compare but I dont know how big my PB was/is.

Another update since I had so much fun today. Very successful day on a new stretch of river for me. Had only been over it once before in a canoe. Saw another large bald eagle, many hawks and herons. And got a job offer too! Edit - i was throwing a monstrously large spook. TOPWATER RULES

I am always looking for the Spot on the Spot. Yes, it's the deep pool next to a seam after a long set of rapids with foam cover and full sun during the full moon. It's the huge boulders lining a dropoff at the deepest channel that's holding the biggest smallie because this spot is the Spot on the Spot.

I went to work as a construction super at the start of the pandemic. Got into building singles and townhouses and then after sale repairs. My time was mine to manage and since I'm able to retire now if I need to I make it clear to the builder before I start. Most are happy I've given them my expectation. Admittedly, my salary suffers, but i think my profession is overpaid.

I primarily fish a fair sized river system that is fed by hundreds of creeks. The resident smallies do run up the creeks during prespawn but leave after spawning. But our local ponds do have bass pushing baitfish in the fall due to turnover. It helps me find them right when they're feeding up.

Popping a little black maribou jig

I've lost faith in fluoro. I believe it's less visible to the river smallies I hunt. But due to my own fault or otherwise I simply wont throw it. My rivers are very clear and i throw 12#, 17# or 20# mono with confidence.

Yes he did mean a 9ft rod in a 5 weight as a jack of all trades rod. Before I make a recommendation can you tell me if you will have the space for back casts on your waters?

Weedless isnt ideal unless you're in the weeds