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Lowrance or Russell Marine Products weren’t able to help out @FordsnFishin?

The Bait Monkey was able to provide a little bit of assistance with my latest tackle purchases. I picked up a couple of stock Shimano twin paddle handles for my Vanfords and a few other pieces of Megabass hardware. I hope the SuWITCHes work similarly to the Jackall Mikey Sr.s, which I haven’t been able to find. I was planning ahead for future fishing trips because of the current weather conditions in here in Cali.

True dat about the face mask, but with FFS on the boat I don’t have to play Lloyd Bridges and get to stay warm and dry while wondering how to get them to bite. Full disclosure, when I first got the unit I watched some videos on YouTube. One video was by a guy in Australia and it showed a school of fish swimming across the screen recorded by his FFS. Then here comes his lure, possibly a crankbait, towards the school of fish. The school of fish stopped like cars at a traffic light, let the crankbait pass and once passed the school continued swimming as before. The younger anglers will embrace FFS and other emerging technologies in my opinion are more adept with it. And if it helps helps younger people embrace the sport and become stewards of our natural resources I’m all for it.

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How’s it go- “ If you aren’t moving forward you’re falling behind.” And yes I do have it. What I’ve learned when using it is there’s A LOT of fish down there that prior to FFS I would’ve thought just weren’t there. In my opinion it still comes down to being in the right place at the right time and doing the right thing with the right bait to get bit. Technology just helps and will continue to do so

Spot lock without question @OG SmashSauce

I’m just surprised there were three other choices other than winter, not that I don’t continue to try

X2 on Bow To Stern, the stuff works on everything. Here’s a picture of my then 18 year old boat that in my opinion the gelcoat looks almost new. We all have our opinions regarding what boat care product(s) works best and the results for those who use BTS it speaks for itself.

Even after all the movie fame and notoriety from the early 60’s it’s nice to see this place is still there.

Pretty much all of the time Mt. Diablo is just there and you don’t give it a second thought other than maybe using it as a navigation aid. And once every so often when it’s cold enough you’re treated to something special around these parts…

I’d have to say a big ole green, close to 28 pound Florida largemouth bass. And as @DaubsNU1 astutely pointed out, the possible endorsements accompanying that historic catch you might need to hire an accountant. *as for the haters, these have been called hater-blockers (aka sunglasses) ? ** the most attainable of the four in my opinion would be the spotted bass

My answer to your question @07Rapala is a boat. In lieu of that option, I’d go with @MN Fisher’s suggestion of 3700 boxes which will help you organize and store your ever increasing arsenal of lures and tackle. For plastics, I use 1 gallon ziplock bags in their original packaging. Good luck and good fishing

Congratulations on your new boat @SuperDuty, she definitely looks in showroom condition and should bring you years of good fishing!

Congratulations @Pat Brown on your new PB! Great picture of that big ole girl sporting her early spring muffin top! Continued good fishing

50+ years is a hella of a run, a new guy gets to be the NFL’s head groundskeeper. @gimruis, Allegiant Stadium has both natural and artificial turf. It’ll be interesting to see which one they use for next years Super Bowl

The grass there in Phoenix is grown outside, and they roll the entire thing in mechanically for the game, just FYI. The grass for this game was some sort of Bermuda hybrid that if you ask me just didn’t measure up….

The NFL’s head groundskeeper, “The Sodfather” who’s worked on every Super Bowl field said in a interview this past Sunday’s field featured the NFL’s latest and greatest turf blend and the second best field he’s ever worked on for a Super Bowl game. Judging by the number of players who were loosing their footing and the need to change cleets during the game left much to be desired for the league’s premier game. *the interview of the “Sodfather” was regarding his retirement after the Super Bowl

Congratulations on your new PB @Carolina Pines! Thanks for the write up and excellent photos of a big ole bass! Definitely one hella of a way to start off 2023?

I’m gonna say a GYCB soft plastic stick bait or a Rage Bug. They worked pretty well for me in 2022

I’m surprised the first TB12 with four Super Bowl wins hasn’t been mentioned yet

@islandbass, It’s been competitive since the days of Zorn and Largent.

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