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fishing & boat pressure? How many guys were out there day after day pounding all this. Unless there were 20,000 docks with fresh ones each day to hit...

scoretracker is showing wheeler caught zero fish without live scope? pretttty wild. shows you how much so many anglers seem to be relying on live scope, and two other periods they flat out blank? hmmmmm maybe i'm missing something...

I don't have the time to pre-fish and the money to throw into the 'pot' to hope I win. Always lots of competitors and chances of winning are pretty slim. Plus, most of the tourneys around here end up with bad weather and you gotta show up no matter what. I would rather fish for fun, enjoy the sport, and go when weather is at least semi-favorable, etc. Just my .02 cents.

Wowza, that's a tank. Amazing what a lake can put out when all the other boats get kicked off! haha Nice job in the yak! I bet you will be going back again soon?! I'm surprised you were high 50's water temp, all my lakes here in cen-cal are high 40s or very low 50s.

Good ol’ California, got this guy in a small local lake in about 2-3ft of water in the evening flipping a rage bug near some tules. Weather has been very nice, but we definitely need some rain.

Abu Garcia 7' Veritas Low Profile Combo, Left Reel Handle Position Normally 299, on sale for 98 bucks. Is this a good combo?? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Abu-Garcia-7-Veritas-Low-Profile-Combo-Left-Reel-Handle-Position/987998513

They also don't carry the standard Z-Man Fattyz... the more I dig into it, the more I find stuff I need not on Omnia. I guess they are good for the stuff they do have, which is a good chunk of the basics I guess....

its probably pretty good. sure, its not a 600 dollar suit, but you get what you pay for. look at original MSRP to give you an idea... and read some reviews, etc.

Got some Squarebills KVD 1.5 at 50% off, price matched to TW https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/strike-king-kvd-square-bill-silent-crankbait

It's why you went pro... it's worth it. Use it!

Maybe besides getting a hit on your credit score. I think if you open 100 different credit cards it matters I think?

Thanks Glenn! You seem very fair, we love this site! THANK YOU!

Scheels Daiwa Fuego LT Spinning Reel, 54.99, select sizes, may be last years model... https://www.scheels.com/p/daiwa-fuego-lt-spinning-reel/43178-FGLT2500D.html?irclickid=wcT0ks3S9xyPW6PzI9SxmTWuUkFXrqxIixYQWw0&irgwc=1

My mistake, it's just a 704 casting rod...

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Agreed, mine was online as well, but still in limited qty it seemed... Glad I got it, I love my 93sv, especially for the price

At least their math is right, but I don't like how they have all the different prices that don't align. Show the 20% off their advertised price just to make it cleaner. Why confuse the shopper more? haha Yeah, all these sites are getting everyone too hyped up pre-black friday. Sure there are some good sales going on, but usually the 'door busters' are in very limited QTY and only happen on BF. There are a few 'ad scans' that have been leaked online for bass pro, etc if you search google, you can see what their doorbuster black friday sales will be. I got my Garmin 93sv for a good price. However, I wasn't too picky and picked up what was on sale, etc. If you're looking for a very specific unit, you may have to fall back to a site that has a sitewide discount like 10% off, etc.

I'll be lucky if I ever see the PURE work again... that I'm thinking was a once in a lifetime thing hahaha But I will always be watching, the bait monkey is quick to pounce on stuff like that!

I'm happy to say I made my first BaitWRX order! ACTUALLY, I had made a TW order, and BW was going to be cheaper, so I will be returning some of the TW stuff. And it was refreshing that BW didn't charge me tax! I managed to get some of the 100% 8lb fluoro for 3.75 but you guys snagged all the other lb tests that I would have loved.... ya snooze, ya lose!

I would vote for clear lake. Delta can be VERY humbling, and dealing with the tides and sea lions can be tricky. So much water to cover, etc

haha probably not that aware. Ok you got me. Let's see how it goes!

I don't think you will see them near the top near as much anymore due to the 5 fish limit. They were excellent at the 'catch as many as you can' but I think catching 5 big ones is going to be a new game. As you said, I'm glad to see others win now!

Looks like some decent size bags. 20lb Looks like quite a bit of 'bedding' bass being caught. Wheeler is sitting in 36th... catching fish, but I guess just not the 'big boys'. This new format is for sure changing who the top leaders are, etc. When it comes to 'big' fish, there may be some luck involved in terms of what size fish is biting your lures, etc. Rob is saying some guys know the size of the fish they need when they are looking at the bedding bass, and skipping it if it's too small... So now we are just back to bed hunting for bigs...

HAHA or whenever their bring the water levels up in those lakes in TN. Summer ain't tomorrow, but I guess we are into spring, I'm not from TN so I don't know how the lake levels go, etc. Poche sure made a long haul to win by a pound, but I guess that's what it takes. Sounds like it's pretty hard to get to where Poche went, so he has a small light aluminum to get through some sketchy sections that a lot of other guys WON'T go. This will hopefully him him at most venues, but could be tough for others. They were saying he can't change boats throughout the season, he has to stick to one boat, and this is the boat he decided on for these kinds of reasons. I'm sure the decision already paid off!

Well Keith Poche won it! Lots of interesting weather out there for the guys. Lots of 13-16lb a day limits leading. I'm still really having to adjust for the 5 fish limit. I'm liking it so far!! Really liking it because it's not just a mad dash race game on forward facing sonar to see who can catch the most. Now you gotta get some bigs.... Wheeler got 8th, still was quite far up. Connell didn't seem to do so hot. Water definitely still seemed low, I guess they haven't brought the lakes up yet for summer...