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gunna be the oddball here but I spooled up some Yo-Zuri superbraid in blue and have been really liking it. Easy to see and hasnt faded on me yet.

Personally, nearly all of my big fish have come on downsized lures so I see no negative for using compact lures. I'm no star with jigs but to get out of the compact sized jigs to put a bigger trailer on I've used a full size and thinned out the skirt and in extreme cases cut them into finesse skirt styles. I've managed to get bites on my big hook jigs that way but again I'm FAR from good with a jig. Just my little input.

Was there a code or something? Looking for a deal to pick up a couple Vision 110s. Specifically the full 110 +1 and +2

d**n what a roller coaster. Sorry to hear Catt, hoping for the best and a good treatment.

I blame @A-Jay' s thread for this purchase. Hopefully they don't do as well as my standards or I'll be poor.

cant imagine being out by myself and having to drive the boat in with a lure in my eye. 90% of the time I have some type of eye pro on but makes me want to bring out a clear set now.

I gotta say I'm jealous of you all with lakes that have BG and perch as primary forage. You guys get some really cool patterns to choose from. These white and grays are getting boring on shad lakes!

Fuego CT feels fatter (in the more round way) than my LFS reels if you palm your reels like I do. I prefer the LFS.

That particular plane is one of the major reasons I got into engineering. As a kid I thought the sweeping wings were the coolest thing. Edit since I just read the rules. I got a tour recently of the Grady White plant and saw how they make boats from the fiberglass molds all the way up to final cleaning. Saw a 40 footer at final cleaning that sold for 1.4mil. Really nice boats though.

I'll buy some... I didnt know the baby jack existed though. Might pick up to of the evo mini max and 1 of the baby jack to compare. Honestly, I probably wont be paying jackhammer prices unless I notice a big uptick in bass. Maybe I'm dumb but my regular mini max chatterbaits start vibrating really fast. @Bass Rutten Thank you for that tip, I have a few bags of those and wanted something a bit meatier than the zoom split tails I've been using on my minis. Fits the bill.

@FishTax I just recently found out they did away with purchase permits for people without a CCP. Smart seeing as the Sheriff does the same exact NICS check the gun stores do. That was just an extra "tax" to purchase in my opinion. Agreed on the 500 rounds minimum, I take it a little further and carry a new gun cocked but without one in the chamber for a bit. My little added insurance that how I carry, holster setup, etc. doesnt cause a negligent discharge that would likely end up with my 6ft under with appendix carry. Just about every night when we get into bed I'll take my CCW and do some presentation/dry fire drills. Really helps stay proficient between range trips, even if they are quite a bit apart. @928JLH Love that M&P. That's the exact one I've been eye balling and it will either come down to that or a Glock 19 in the near future. I seem to always have a tendency to be sights high when presenting a M&P and I have no idea why them specifically. No issues with Glock, CZ, 1911s, Ruger, etc. Also, every M&P I've owned has been zeroed in pretty far left, havent owned one I havent had to adjust sights on yet. Ended up with the Glock 42 over the Bodyguard 2.0, just fit better.

5'7" and 90% Italian from Naples, Calabria and some part by Sicily. The other 10% is Irish, German with no idea from where. Digging back on my paternal side apparently we are wretched children from some scandal a Roman Catholic Cardinal had way back in the day.

I always keep a box of nabs (peanut butter crackers for those up north), poptarts and a can of peanuts in the boat along with a few Gatorades and bottled water...kind of a be prepared precaution. If I only plan to go out a few hours I'll eat before and just rely on what I keep in the boat. If I go out for the day or most of the day I'll pack up some type of fruit or vegetable (grapes, carrot sticks, apples and bananas are great), a sandwich of some type, yogurt, chips, etc. One of the lakes I frequent has a few restaurants on it that I make plans to hit sometimes and just keep some fruit and chips on the boat as a snack. Regardless I always take a gallon+ of water and a separate bottle of just ice and I'll mix Gatorade and water and drink from that all day. When the temps are regularly 85+ and sunny here hydration and electrolytes/salt are critical.

@JHoss yes, never one new technique, I'll usually bring 2 new ones and the 3rd will be one I've been working on but still need experience with.

I tried it but when things got tough I always ended up grabbing what I was comfortable with. Took my literally taking the lures out of the boat and leaving them home to give new stuff a fair shake. Since then I've gotten confident in swim jigs, chatterbaits, jerkbaits and more so on frogs. Just as important I've also learned what conditions work better for similar but different baits like a bladed jig vs spinnerbait. Prior when I just used what I was originally comfortable with I'd have skunked days somewhat regularly, now its very rare I get skunked and can probably count on 1 hand how many days I zeroed last year. Combo of being confident in more lures and knowing my lakes better but its translated to areas I haven't fished often or ever. Still working on that jig though...

Picked up this little fella last weekend and got to take her out this past Saturday. Surprised how easy it is to shoot, is half the loaded weight of my Shield Plus build and much slimmer. Going to be a nice minimal sized pistol to have when what I'm wearing calls for the slimmest I can carry. Going to grab a mag guts kit to get me 7+1 and might grab a +2 extension for the spare mag. Only downside to this gun is the stock round count only being 6 in the mag. I dont need 15 like a full sized but prefer 10 when I can get it.

You are probably taller than me #stubbyitaliangenes 😅

@Pat Brown I wasnt sure if I should give your post a thumbs up or a sad face. Excellent bass but you've given me a high bar to hit so early in the year! Since the only high bar AJ sees is the "you must be this tall" bar at the children's amusement park I felt the need to state that above. (yes this is my entry fee)

Insurance is going to cost you an arm and a leg. Might I suggest ole faithful? Or if its really bad...might be some side effects but free if it doesnt work! Says right on the bottle. Sorry, since we aren't in cancer territory anymore.

Thinking about you both man. Never feel like needing a break is failure. None of us are made of stone and packed with energizer batteries. Take what you need because it will only make you better for her overall. Something I had to watch my father learn the hard way over years of caring for my grandmother.

yes definitely, will also do it if I come across a lot of markings on sonar at a piece of cover I'm trying. If I cant get them fired up I come back a few times throughout the day and throw a few test casts. Usually I do this going from one spot to another as a quick "pit stop" to verify.

I'm in the no follow up lure camp. I already tempted the bass to strike what I'm throwing and if I'm throwing it odds are there is a reason I picked it over something else. I'm not going to throw something I dont know if they are tuned into that day. If I switch I'm 9/10 switching to fish that lure for a while. Like with @Mike L, I'll usually recast and try a slight presentation change, or no change. Entirely depends on the strike and if its multiple strikes or just one. To be transparent, I did try follow up lures for half a season and found on average I'd get less follow up bites or fish than if I just used my method above. Might just be my fishing style but that has been my experience.

Gotta be one hell of a feeling after that news! Glad to hear it.

I use them to write on reusable dope cards. Very water resistant in some heavy rain. Never tried it underwater but I'd suspect you'd get some good use before it degraded any.

For that state (and most people) its not a bad rule at all lol. The DEP guys info I believe, was no decision on the mountain lions when I last talked to him so they very well might not have. The wolf thing I was hearing from people living up there. I've heard a coyote called a wolf a few times though and after having seen wolves up close before there would be no mistaking the difference.