AlabamaSpothunter

I mean the Lions won by almost 2 TDs, no overtime, no last minute score to win......I think you're just a Lions fan 😉

Hahahaha, that looks like a Tactical Bassin purchase right there......awesome stuff.

Hate or love the Falcons, they've delivered the two best primetime finishes of the season. All 5 games have been won or lost by 8pts or less by them, it's a safe bet that the Falcons will provide the viewers with an exciting game.

Good for you brother, and I agree you put in the time to earn that fish! That's a fantastic fish as well. This sport is much more satisfying the more you remove the element of luck from your successes I've found. The feeling of achievement in Bass fishing is a very potent drug.

@NorthernBasser Absolutely brother, I think it's the most realistic swimbait I own. The first run ever on this bait was a Bluegill pattern that was incredible, sure hope they do another run in that color. They might have been the most realistic small bluegill bait I've ever seen. It's .8oz and 4.5", it has the same hooks as 110 Jrs have 😁 Think I'm going to upgrade them to a bigger size or at least use STX 38s on them.

This satellite image really tells a story

Got the new KGB 'Lil Guy" in Threadfin. Missed the first couple drops of this bait, but finally scored one. It's so much smaller than any other glide I own. The Chad Shad makes it look like a morsal 🤣

Absolutely, Katrina should always serve as a reminder to Americans that we should be self-prepared, and ready for these types of events. The sad thing is that after major disasters like this, not everybody is able to rebuild. There are places on the panhandle of Florida that still haven't rebuilt after Micheal.

Private pilots were in there hours after the storm passed by. It took several days for significant Gov't resources to show up. Civilians always respond faster than Governments.

It's amazing how impressive that man is for his age. He's building an empire and has one of the best hearts imaginable. In the absence of a federal response, it's been incredible to witness fellow citizens like Cleetus step up to the plate. Hundreds of private helicopters showed up the day after the storm. Good reminder that you can't count on the Gov't to help you after disasters, only your neighbors and the generosity of your fellow Americans. There aren't any fundraisers or donations pouring in from other countries.

The most important thing I found with an A-Rig is rod pops. A straight retrieve will work, but not nearly like a retrieve that incorporates rod pops/twitches. You want that rig to 'pulse' or expand and contract like a real bait ball does. When I go back and watch my A-Rig GoPro footage, it's incredible how many fish bite right after I make a rod pop. The HogFarmer flex rigs mentioned above play directly into this concept. They have a much more flexible wire that allows the rig to really flux back and forth.

The way I fish them, no. My best success with them is when fish are blowing up schooling bait in the winter. The fish are in a frenzy feeding mode, and I don't even think they key in on a specific bait rather just attack the whole ball of bait and see what lands in their mouths. This is reflected by how many fish I snag using them. It's like a jerkbait but on steroids in terms of snagging fish. Now if I'm just fishing it near juicy cover or structure for a quality fish I can't see, I'd be much more open to using just a 1 or 3 hook setup. Still though one hook rigs seems quite ridiculous to go through all the trouble. Hard to put a value on having those teasers along with a single hook, I can see how giving a bait ball presentation vs. a much smaller one like a spinnerbait could be advantageous but have never had to try it vs. a 5 hook rig. At the end of the day, the thing that makes the A-Rig perhaps the most fun to fish with is catching multiple fish on one cast, and that goes right out the window with a 1 hook deal.

If you have schooling wintertime fish, then I'd say it's a safe bet you can get on a great A Rig bite without electronics.

I'd say a good average is about 2.5ozs

According to Gerald Swindle the origins of the ban first started with the anglers themselves. They still fished in California even though they have the stupid hooked outside the mouth rule so I don't think BASS has a problem amending rules based on the various states the events are held in. Lake Fork is a great example as well. IIrc you can still fish an A-Rig in the non BFL MLF events as well.

The Yumbrella ones are the easy button, they come with everything you need, are the most affordable, and ulitmately work great. Just play around with the actual swimbaits. I like a finesse A Rig as well, and Piscasso makes great ones. They banned it for no good reason, remember FFS is still allowed so it clearly doesn't matter if a piece of tech makes catching fish that much easier. Fish have become conditioned to it over the years, but once the water gets below about 55d it becomes a major player at least down here in the south. I've never seen a bait more dependent on the water temp to work than the A-Rig. When they're eating an A-Rig, it's pretty much unbeatable. I often catch 2 and 3 fish on a single cast, and have got 5 fish limits on 2 casts. It's a huge pain to rig, cast, and keep from getting stuck, but again it's an invaluable winter time staple. Very fun bite to get on as well.

Maine sure is beautiful when it's not snowing......those are the type of trees that make people tree huggers 😆

I'm not so sure, and that's coming from a guy who hardly watched the MLF. Their new FFS rules are going to make their events much more interesting than BASS events for me personally. If they can get a guy like me to start watching, I'm sure they'll get many more new viewers as well. I think both MLF and BASS have to really start worrying about the NPFL.

Not to mention a folding stock and flash hider. Easily one of the worst states to be a lawful 2A gun owner 😔

Dude, it's THE gun of A-Team back in the day 😎 Very iconic gun of my childhood.

Admittedly I'm a simpleton, but I'd never do this on a reel that wasn't going into some kind of deep storage........this sounds like a recipe for disaster. The last new reel I bought I spooled it up, fished it for an hour so, then had a monster eat a buzzbait and ended up dumping her because the drag never got set out of the box lol. That scene would repeat itself in short order if I started to mess with my drags off the water. For my reels at least, tightened drags is the least of their concerns 🤣

My local store has these on sale for $250......started to read the Tackle Warehouse reviews and see lots of negative reviews about the tips breaking off. Combine that with the 1 year warranty and it's a bit concerning. Looking at the 7'2 H or 7'3 MH for bottom contact stuff like Free Rigs. Can anybody comment on the breaking aspect of these rods? I assume the ones on sale are the older model if a new one is out.

There's something very real about this. I think it has both positives and negatives. One of the best things we as anglers can do is establish confidence in other baits, and the very best time to that is when the fish are biting. On the other hand you end up leaving a lot of meat of the bone when you do that in the middle of a hot bite. Drives me crazy that I do it. I find a great bait and for seemingly no reason at all I'm using something else before I even consciously know it. Very weird thing that I'm sure has some psychological reason.

Awesome, look forward to hearing your thoughts on it!

Monkey has been riding me for months about buying some "taku powder" 😁