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It was 97 here over the weekend, water temps are 83-86. As far as I'm concerned it's still August 18th

Can I send you 5000 of these

I have arthritis in my hands and my left knee dislocates randomly sometimes when I bend it wrong I live off Tylenol extended release

This spotted bass threw a half a bluegill up on me a couple weeks ago and all I've caught since are bluegill or warmouth. I've been cursed or something. I think the devil does it

One of these days I'll get back to catching the other kind of bass

You'll have to let me know if it fixes the issue. I generally spool mine to about 1/16 of an inch from the edge, much deeper than that and you lose some casting distance. Contact with the lip creates friction which shortens your casts. So there is usually a sweet spot. The v-shape line lay helps with that, you can get closer to the edge without being as prone to wind knots. I've never really had line twist affect me in any noticeable way, I know it's an issue sometimes but I've never run into it

For the last few days I've been boom op on a small feature film adaptation of a play. Holding this microphone and windscreen, roughly two pounds, on the opposite end of a 12' pole, straight up over my head for 5-15 minutes at a time over the course of 12-14 hours. The outdoor scene required an 18' pole with an added blimp for wind reduction which about doubles the weight at the end of the pole. My arms are tired lol. Still going fishing tomorrow though. This production is one of the best vibes I've caught at work all year, right up there with world poker tour. Great people all around. I'm really blessed.

I don't have a spinning reel with anything other than braid on it. I use anywhere from 8lb to 60lb depending on the setup. In general, I don't ever get wind knots unless one of two things is true - 1. Overwound spool, too much line on it. It doesn't take much extra line to reach that point. Basically the line should not be flush with the upper lip of the spool when reeled all the way in. Or 2. The spool sits too high on the main shaft causing line to bunch up at the bottom of the spool. When you cast, multiple loops of line start coming off at once instead of sequentially. They stack up on the guides, wrap around each other, and induce swear words. Fix is to undo the drag adjustment on the top of the spool, remove the spool, and remove one clear shim washer from the top of the stack on the main shaft. If you aren't comfortable taking the reel slightly apart like that, I suggest inquiring with @Delaware Valley Tackle about how they may be able to assist. They're excellent folks with the right knowledge and advice. The likelihood of each of these problems varies depending on the manufacturer. The attached illustration is roughly how I spool my spinning reels - mostly daiwa fuego 2500s, but also pflueger presidents. I have not had a single wind knot since spooling my reels this way. If these aren't the answer then I would assume it's an issue with technique. But i would doubt that in this situation. I tend to think that more often than not, you can pretty easily learn spinning rods if you can cast a baitcaster or a spincast proficiently. The physics and geometry are fundamentally the same

Game changer. Thank you sir

I use the offset personally

I would lose the cutting point hooks, they slice enough to let a barb come loose. I've come to prefer the round bend 5/0 from gamakatsu for the ol monster and 10" power worms. Better hookup percentage for me versus an ewg, also seems to get hung less but that's anecdotal

Ahh the un-luck of this. A kind lady at the ulta stopped me from getting Versace

Is that the eau de parfum or is that the toilette? Parfum stays better

I have a whole bottle of fifth amendment about this. It's a bicentennially aged variety 😂 I should mention that my scent of choice is Prada Ocean

No he just gave me his super secret fishing sunglasses I, uh, plead the fifth? 😂😂

gave him a fake 20

I fooled this bass

Something about happy little trees

PB devil sock Wacky worm 8lb test It broke my grips Location hidden because of reasons

Eh I don't really react to them that bad it's just more of a secondary infection risk than anything else. Main reason I try to keep my feet dry, there's usually at least one type of bite somewhere from the calf down

Pretty sure it got trapped in my shoe, that's usually what happens

my biggest nighttime nemesis bug-wise has become the wolf spider I would still never hurt one intentionally, but getting bit 8 times in one night leaves an impression of the name. top of my ankle is still healing lol the mosquitoes seem to leave me alone most of the time. pretty much just chiggers, spiders, and scorpions been eating me up this year

I bank fish mostly at night this time of year. It's significantly more successful than day fishing for me. I don't do a whole ton differently, I have a few lures that seem to work better at night but I'm in a lit up state park. The main thing I focus on is not casting shadows where I intend to fish. The big overhead lights attract bugs and bait. A green light in the water helps but I have caught my biggest basses on the edges of the overhead lit areas. It seems they use the darkness as cover and wait for prey to drift too far from light. I think it is vital that the light is stationary for this to be a thing and casting shadows on the water will immediately change the dynamics. Otherwise they behave like they do in daytime, just in the shallows instead of the depths. I also tend to dress in a way that blends in with the areas I'm fishing, and move as quietly as possible but that's not exclusive to nighttime.

In the US we say "those dumb fish why didn't they bite my lure today" but in France they say "Don't be angry at the rocks you didn't find, be happy about the rocks you saw" and just think that's beautiful. I wonder what it means

I usually move very carefully up the rod when landing a fish, mostly to maintain better control. Don't want to grab the line against the rod, want to make sure you can still let out line if there's a dart at the bank. I don't like keeping the reel in hand as it can create sharper angles on the line through the tip top as the fish gets closer to you. I've had line break doing that. I think the main goals are to avoid putting your line under extra stress, and to maintain enough control of the fish to lip it. However that happens is the right way to me. Everyone has a little different feel for it. It's OK to be different but it's not OK to lose bass at the boat