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In this context these two statements can't both be true.

Melton's material to a BPS crowd...

What shape is the planet?...

The only line I use on spinning reels (other than braid) is XL in 4-12 lb test. With 10 and 12, you want a larger diameter spool, and a lure that has enough weight and casts well. I find if I'm using 10 or 12 though, I can usually do it just as well or better with a BC. YMMVBIW...

The bass will stage or move up and down with the raising water temperatures (and longer days) Where to fish depends on the specific body of water, but I start at at obvious transitions, there is a couple of ways of looking at it, but I start about where 8 feet goes to 5 feet, if that's not the thing, then where 5 feet becomes 3, if that's not the thing then up tight, if that's not it, then I go look deeper, and if that's not it then time for pizza. As the season progresses, and I have some data points, it makes it easier to decide where to start along that route. Walk the perimeter if you can, the beginnings of nests will be able to be seen much earlier than the actual spawn (I've seen them as early as late February here) look for cleared spots the size of a tuna can or so. Bigger females and some males will move up first, but a lot of times you won't know they are there, and they can be skittish. After a warmup, and then cool down, a good bite can be had by targeting fish that will bite readily but won't move far or at all from where they are staging. Now I know how Randy B. feels...

LOL. That's actually true, lower frequencies have greater energy and travel further.

That spinnerbait should have Esox somewhere in it's name...

Late winter/early spring is a really good time to target big fish, and they will be at their heaviest. Go early, up by you, late February through early April, but you want to be early, rather than late. If you are seeing baitfish near shore, and catching dinks, you missed the best part. Hard to beat a spinnerbait, but most baits can have a place.

Kayaks are priceless...

Yeah! How come spinnerbaits are becoming more expensive and nothing else is?...

Bass like it when you turn down the treble...

That looks like the author is defining the breakline on the weed line (where it ends as water gets deeper) because there is a constant slope there, and there is no change until where the fish are.

I tie them on braid (or heavy mono) and spin a bait on the springy thingy, then put the point through the body so it lays straight. size depends on the bait.

I've never seen a DT that suspends, but I sure would like a couple. There are no 2 cranks that are exactly the same, and some are all over the place, this is bad if you are trying to match one, but good if you want something a tad different. My HJs are like a box of chocolates when they come out of the package, a majority float, some almost suspend, and every so often one sinks.

LOL, any interest in hoping the fence at LILCO?

LOL.

LMAO, used to work on and hustle pools on the Sheepshead Bay bluefish boats, and every so often "that guy" would show up, and as fish were being slung everywhere, I'd slide one down the back of his spotless new set of Grundens and down inside one leg, by accident of course....

Bulldog liking old stuff? Are you sure?...

My wife says I snore, I've never heard it....

The best way I've found to get hooks out of clothing, bags, and the like is to grab the fabric with one hand close to the hook and pull sideways on the hook towards the side with the barb with needle nose, essentially stretching the hole into a tiny button hole, then turning the hook 180 degrees and pull out with tension in the opposite direction, may need to do it a couple of times depending on the fabric.

whole and skinned, but why?...

There is no true suspending jerk bait. It will slowly sink or slowly float based on several factors, primarily water temperature. As far as how important it is varies situationally, sometimes you want it to hover as long as possible, sometimes you want it to sink slowly, and sometimes you want it to float slowly. I find JB success lies in knowing what your bait is doing both when you move it and when you pause it, the bait itself is secondary.

Paddles on the steering wheel and barely 100 horses...

The guy who stares at me while I'm shaving and brushing my teeth in the morning...

A lot of folks are of a mind that pickerel are easy to catch, and they will bite anything in a suicidal way, and while this can be true at times,(particularly when most start fishing for bass each year) if one wants to catch big ones consistently, there is certainly a methodology. As far as topwater, they will hit them as long as there is open water, but the effectiveness certainly diminishes in really cold water, one that can be worked quickly and aggressively, and then stopped on the surface will work best in the cold. As someone mentioned, pickerel (and pike) will often hit a lure as you lift it out of the water, this is due to the change in speed or action, so stopping a topwater, then starting it again several times per retrieve is a good idea.