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Left the bass alone at a local spot with clear water. Actually saw quite a few spawning. One nest had a nice sized female with 3 males alternating between doing the dance and chasing each other away. They should be done in the next few days, then the swim jig and topwater will get a workout. Pickerel fishing was still very good (I can't remember a better year for numbers and size) AND caught my PB crappie (on a 1/2 oz spinnerbait) almost 15". so a good day.

I wouldn't call it organization (I'm really bad with that) but I keep them in 3700 boxes by make/model in the garage, and 3700 boxes by depth (shallow/mid/deep). Most times out, I'm not usually cranking deep and shallow, so I'll have a larger assortment of what I intend to do, and a couple bracketing shallower and deeper. I usually don't carry a huge # of cranks with me, I have my go to baits depending on body of water and time of year.

I think it's the opposite. Spoons in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing are one of the best baits around, however they often require extreme awareness of conditions as well as a narrow range of speed where they work best, and a dedicated rod with an action that let's just say is not in LMB angling fashion. These things cause most to dable and relegate and move on to something else. I know "flutter" spoons were all the rage a bit ago, and they certainly have a place, but vertical jigging is nothing new. I still prefer my saltwater Hopkins, but of course, depth, current and wind are going to dictate what spoon works best. When fishing spoons, when in doubt, slow down.

screw lock thing owner wide gap, 4/0 or 5/0 on toads. "flat craws" (I'm assuming you mean beaver/pit boss type baits) straight worm hook.

I know I'll get a lot of push back or eye rolling, but fishing from shore is no different than fishing from a boat. If there is cover where pitching and flipping (including punching) in front of you, then it makes sense to do it. If there is open water or no clear targets, casting would make more sense. I pitch most often to pads, wood (and sadly tires, shopping carts and the like), flip to small openings, and punch around mats as conditions dictate.

I read that wealth was common in Canada, Look! The Queen!...

Red

I do that when I'm cranking grass, and with lipless and blade baits.

A guy from St Mary's put down his banjo, and with his one tooth grin said that JO spice was the real deal, and then he asked if I was good at imitating farm animals...

Looking good! I'm thinking those would work most anywhere.

Give me a mid week overcast, rainy windy day any day of the week... I really like those ominous skies with little or no wind, with the smell of ozone in the air where you know all hell's about to break loose.

When a rod breaks in 3 places its an indication of exceeding its capacity. The secondary breaks are a result of snap back energy. We try to achieve this some times when testing prototype blanks. The fact that it broke near the reel handle indicates that it wasn't a case of incorrect loading or high sticking. Love the sound they make, and wear my ballistic Oakleys with tuna jigging ones.

An octopus hook or standard J hook with a short shank will work for livelining. I like a 3/0-6-0 depending on the size of the bait. As you found out a stout worm hook will work in a pinch.

What he said. How a rod feels in your hand and loads up is much more important than what a company labels it.

there are bass in Maritius? Who knew.

I rig them flat side down, my wife rigs them flat side up, the fish don't seem to care. I turn them 90 degrees and keep reusing them when running short, fish still don't seem to care.

In my next life, I will go nowhere near sporting goods retailing.

It's not about topwater, its about the mechanics of working the lure, and the cover I'm fishing. For tip down, I like a 6' med rod for poppers, 6'6" MH for walking baits, (both with short butts). For buzzbaits and wake baits I like a 7' MH rod with a standard butt, and a faster taper. Frogs and toads I'll go with a 7 MH to something a bit stouter, with some tip and a tad longer depending on the cover.

The angler's wife is a book, (or better yet reality show) waiting to happen. Mine actually said this last week while I was mulling it over, "Get both the garlic and crawfish scented spike-it, I'll be in the Zoom isle". I will say though that if I ever put fluoro on one of her reels, she'd divorce me in a heart beat, and I wouldn't blame her one bit.

Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour...

Royal with cheese? The lot jobbers on EBay seem to have an endless supply of 170s, 180s, and 200s (cm)

No.

As well he should have. I can hear it now, "Yes officer, it's ok, you see those 20 bass in my livewell that are 1-2" short are all going into my aquarium, that just happens to be shaped like a turkey frier, so it's ok, right?..."

"Your Honor, the plaintiff's product is clearly a trout with smooth skin and life like features, my client's product was independently developed to suggest but not mimic a shiner or fallfish, and displays not only no features or characteristics covered in 979 but no resemblance to their product whatsoever. We will present expert witnesses in their respective fields of itchtiology, manufacturing, and sport fishing that will in detail explain these matters, but in the name of expediency, we ask the court to dismiss all allegations at this time, as there is no evidence of infringement, unless of course the plaintiff is claiming a patent on "any rubber fishy with a hook on it." Thank you your Honor."

I so want to say something about cracking nuts, but I'm afraid to have my mouse deflated