Fishlegs

Happy anniversary, and congratulations on a wonderful, and impressive milestone.

Well done, @T-Billy!

I've had success with trick worms, and brush hogs in/around emergent grass.

I think it's so interesting how diverse bass fishing can be. This thought comes from @Dominat0r's picture of a 4 lber standing on a sidewalk next to what looks like professionally manicured grass, versus @ol'crickety's pictures from a bog that she drags her canoe through what looks like untouched wilderness to get to. Very cool that bass can be caught in both places.

Happy Birthday!

Wow! If I caught that I’d be like…

The IFGA would probably be glad to follow @A-Jay & @Dwight Hottle around to take pictures for them. I'm sure there's a musky group out there that would do the same for you @T-Billy.

I think those are solid choices that would do what you want, and you could be happy with for a very long time. I've never used an SLX, but I have a Curado. $150 is a good price for that reel. I think a 2500 or 3000 size spinning reel would be about perfect for bass.

I have not been able to fish much lately. June and July did not allow much fishing time for me, but I was able to sneak down to the bank a couple times in the past few days. I'm not sure exactly why, but I always feel like the world is right when I catch a fish. I caught mostly dinks, but it still felt good to catch them. I did manage one nice 18" largemouth, and a 15" smallmouth that fought way above it's weight class. It really showed off. Hopefully, I'll get to catch this one again when it's full grown. The largemouth bit a TX rig creature, and the smallmouth was a rage menace.

Congrats!

@TnRiver46

Hopefully you can get permission from the new owners since you have some history there. Maybe try to offer some help to them when they move in. Good luck! ?

WTG @ol'crickety! Keep doing it your way. Fishing should be fun.

I don't like it when it gets this hot, but I'm not sure there's enough sweet tea for me to adapt to snowfall measured in FEET, temperatures BELOW zero, and the lakes are FROZEN for half the year. ?

Sorry for your loss @Dominat0r. Cherish those good memories. Sounds like he was a good one. Prayers for your family.

I'll have the Texas toast with a side of 5 lb bass please. ?

Happy birthday!

Nice fish! Sounds like y'all had a great day.

Congratulations! @Pat Brown Awesome fish, man!

ALF has Diawa Fuego spinning reels buy one get one free. Only have the 3000 size left.

I have ordered from them several times, and it’s always been great. Their shipping times have been impressive every time. I have no issues recommending them.

Me backing a boat down the ramp has (at times) provided solid entertainment value, but I feel a lot better about myself after seeing this!

I’ve never tried the 6 in version, but the 4 in (in watermelon) has probably been my #1 lure so far this year.

@LrgmouthShad There’s no escaping the debt to the monkey, my friend.