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That is when wire leaders are used. Tom

Not a fan of braid. Cutting braid on rocks using a spinner bait isn’t a common problem. Bass are not line shy fish especially using a flashy spinner bait. Heavy single hook lures like spinnerbaits require a hook set that penetrated the hook and using the rod after casting 75’ + doesn’t move enough line, the reel moves 24” rack handle full turn. Tom

1 to 3 lures shouldn’t be an issue casting all day if your casting motion is correct. Fishing rods are not baseball bats and shouldn’t be swung like one. The rod should load up and launch the lure with the casting casting motion as 3/4 to 1 oz lures. Most swimbait rods are moderate action similar to crank bait rods only longer. Tom

I like to watch bass tournaments on TV that are taped to fast forward through ads. Glenn’s video’s have helped hundreds of bass anglers both new and experienced. We are fortunate that Glenn has the skills to teach on camera without self or tackle promotion. Tom

I want to talk about the aftermath of struggling the stress grief can cause. Stress builds up slowly with accumulated health and death of friends and family. We should all out live our parents and a natural event but the stress d builds quietly with each loss. I lost my dad, mom, 2 brothers and my only son between 2005 and 2020. My sons death from stage 4 Renal cancer has been horrible as we are not wired to out live our children. Early detection of cancer is critical to survival! When 30 cancer isn’t on your mind, over 50 health issues start and so should annual physicals. There are helpful books on grief the one that helped me is Don’t Take My Grief Away From Me by Doug Manning, Get well soon Glenn.?? Tom

No problem casting the question is retrieving a braid to leader knot through the narrow T-wing slot! Use a 7’ leader and the knot isn’t an issue. Tom

“Spring up & Fall down” based on the bass migrating direction. Dragging a jig through muck doesn’t work. Cold water period bass tend to locate in deeper slightly warmer water near steeper bank, channels and humps where their prey source is. Small moves can result in a few feet of depth change on steeper structure. There is a big difference between hops and strokes, usually inches vs feet. Tom

Anyone who has read my Horizontal Jigging article on In-Fisherman knows how I fish casting jigs. The pace/speed and action induced into a jig retrieve not only changed seasonally, it can change hourly. I never drag a jig uphill as it will snag to often. Uphill is good tactic pre spawn (“Spring up, Fall down”). Working jig straight uphill required skills learned by losing them. Working a jig uphill at a 45 degree angle is uphill and snags less. Moving the jig along the bottom structure works for me using the reel in combination of shaking the rod tip by shaking the reel handle that bounces the rod tip without losing contact with the jig. Lose contact you mis strikes unless the bass moves off with the jig and see line moving. My technique is using rod to lift the jig up and over obstacles. Tom

No need to get permission to fish on public land is my point. Tom

If the property is obvious private like farm or ranch land you can’t trespass. Undeveloped land in California is 90% Forest Service or posted private. IF you don’t know the property owner today it’s very difficult to get permission to fish, impossible to hunt because if liability laws. Tom

Cover the crevasse and flat rock with water, that is isolated structure on the rock wall. Tom

I have never caught a big bass off a bed that I could see ! Tired but but unsuccessful . All big bass were blind casting to area where big pre spawn females were located . Tom

Ever use a weightless Senko? Tom

Hair jig with pork trailers don’t look like any crawdad yet big bass eat it for over 100 years everywhere bass live. If it moves and acts like it’s alive to the bass they may eat it or not. When I discover a lure the bass eat I use it until they stop eating it, so far they haven’t stopped eating hair jigs with pork trailers or soft plastic worms. I like natural looking lures but don’t eat them? Tom

It’s easy to get overloaded with bass fishing information with fishing forums, UTube video’s and TY programs. Every bass angler started off with 1 rod & reel with a few lures before the internet. Now it’s too much mis information along with good advice. This site is as good as it gets regarding good information. Pick 1 rod and reel; spinning rod 6’8 to 7’ Medium/ 3 power, fast action and 2500 size reel, 8# mono within your budget. Casting suggest 7’ to 7’4” Medium Heavy/4 power, fast action with size 100 casting reel. Line 12# mono. Both these combo’s catch bass everywhere. Watch Glenn’s video how to cast combo you choose. Lures, soft plastic worm. Spinning learn to use a 5” Senko, watch Glenn’s video. Casting learn how to rig a Texas hook worm with 3/16 oz sliding bullet weight, watch Glenn’s video. You are ready to go bass anywhere and catch fish. Do this for 1 year and fish in lieu of looking at more confusing internet info. Tom

The 1st thing to do is look for posted private property or fenced. If it’s open land no signs or fences go for it. Tom

Bluff is basically a cliff or vertical structure. Look for isolated elements at the depth are suspended at. Isolated structure element is shown on the red circled map as shelved indicated by wider separation in the elevation lines. Crevasse breaks in the rock wall or some wood. The landslide statement has merit as isolated structure. Look closely and the fish holding elements will stand out. Senko’s can be very effective falling vertical within a foot of the wall and are good landed on the shelves. Tom

Don’t post any pictures a promise made to my wife years ago. I think I have 1 photo on BR by another member and several in the flea Market 2 years ago. Tom

Tackle Warehouse currently has UJ # 11 crawdads brown on sale and closing Iovino’s craw trailers, suggest oxblood. Don’t wait! Pork trailers must be kept wet, a lure wrap with foam works good, take off the rind after fishing. You nose hook pork trailers and can put the skin side down, fat chunk upwards for better gliding swimming action. Tom

Hand pour soft plastic like Don Iovino* Craw trailer while they last on TW. UJ #11 pork frog 1st choice. Tom * being closed out as Don isn’t making any soft plastics.

The hand painted Hudlebugs work better then the originals.?

When I put together The Cosmic Clock and Bass Calendar in 1974 the data and observations are my own based on my experience at that time. Many of the terms have been adopted todays bass fishing jargon. Most are simply common sense. My background isn’t fish biology it’s aerospace engineering based on critical thinking to solve problems, it’s how I am wired. Bass fishing is a passion not a vocation. I grew up fishing and working on bait landings allowing me to observe bass behavior. When I say inactive bass will not strike a lure or live bait it’s based on hundreds of hours trying to get inactive bass I could see clearly being non reactive no matter what I tried. Same bass a few hours later would attack nearly anything dropped in it’s area because that bass was know active. I made the same behavior over 2 decades in several lakes and very clear quarry lakes. Lakes in San Diego and several local lakes plus lakes across the country. Tom

If I didn’t buy any new lures after selling 99% of my tackle 2 years ago, what I still have will last a lifetime. even though only fish about 6 times a year now I still like to buy new lures! Tom

Your reel is a left hand wide spool and round. Decent reel for heavier line and lures like 2 oz to 6 oz swimbaits. Do you prefer round left hand reels? My suggestion to learn to cast use 12 lbs Big Game, good all around mono line and inexpensive. Also advise watching Glenn’s video how to cast with bait casting reels. The DC type reels will eliminate over runs or back lashing. We have members who promote Daiwa, Lews and Shimano reels and rods, you will more replies then you need within your budget. what lures do you plan to use? Tom

Yes change your hook set technique. When you detect a strike in lieu of rod setting simply crank your reel fast to load up the rod then sweep it back firmly. Do not let the bass gas slack line. Set your drag at 4 lbs., you don’t need a leader with single hook moving lures like spinnerbait or chatterbait. Tom