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-This is the list of everything I use with 12 lb FC: -And here is the list of everything I fish with other FC lb tests:

I guess you can qa avionics in overalls... I'm getting old, I remember when those were 2 companies, and one made jon boats...

I'm picturing Chucky Cheese, or those '70s Burger King uniforms...

Had a first today, caught more snapping turtles than bass on one popper. One had a shell the size of a hubcap. Amazing how easy they are to move until they get a purchase on the bottom with them claws, then it's game on.

Marriage ruined a lot of fishing...

"Son, you don't work them, they work for you!"

A dock line from the stern cleat to the bow cleat that is a few feet longer than the boat, a guy on the walk pulls the boat right up the trailer (or off it). You can control either endin or out if need be and you can use it to tie it temporarily while launching or docking. It's amazing how little effort it takes to move a boat on the water. My buddy has a 27 Grady, that's probably 11,000 lbs, and even in the wind its not a problem. If you have a lot of current it does require a little muscle.

No.

Quantum reels, and Yugos...

Yup, It's like the riddle of the Sphinx, while you are learning, and again when your abilities and faculties are starting to fail, it's the time to make changes or tweeks, at the pinnacle of prowess, you are one with your equipment, and anything that introduces variants, are generally not a good thing.

You are probably right, but that's not a certainty. It could be the mounting of the motor, the pitch of the prop, a hook or other similar issue with the hull, to name a few, but if I was a betting man (and I am) I would go with weight distribution and driving.

No way to tell for sure without seeing it, sounds like you have two different issues, the listing, and the spray coming back into the boat, they may be related or not. Rookie driver I am sure is adding to the equation. Rule out weight distribution, and something causing the spray, like a transducer, or other fitting.

Or sneeze near it...

weightless t-rigged plastics, The speed worm (oh the irony) was working well for me, but a trick worm, stickbait, lizzard or such will work well.

Large spinnerbaits, chatters, swimbaits, A-rigs, and anything else fished slow all the way back. So no math in the schools?.....

Wrong thread

I don't doubt that the balance varies from rod to rod, but extra weight above the fulcrum will move the balance point up, not down.

I like the short shank KVDs on cranks, but not on poppers (or JBs) I prefer a round bend light wire. The Gammis are my fav. #6 on small poppers, and #4 on the larger ones.

Not sure I can name 1/2 a lure as the greatest...

I've caught a lot of big fish from tiny puddles with "no big fish" in them. If there a a lot of tiny ones, chances are there aren't a lot of mid sized fish, but one or more toads are probably there.

Don't know of any groups there, there is the one the guy with the FB channel fishes. I used to live in Springfield, and as I remember, there are lots of good ones in there, but you really have to put the time in, lots of dead water.

Change in wind direction comes with other weather changes, around here it's W to NW or so like groundhog day, I see something with South or East in it, I get excited. A partly cloudy day with changing conditions usually gets them going "fish the fronts" used to be a thing, haven't seen it mentioned much lately.

I had to check the calendar real quick, see me in January.

Ditch the fluoro, and go mono.

Did we catch a bass yet?