Nice_Bass

This happens to me on a lake I fish pretty often in my tracker. usually I can rock it off however i have had to evacuate the boat once of me and my buddy so it would be able to float itself off of the timber on its own with the reduced weight. It was just enough for a bit more wiggle room and i was able to push it off. . This is about 30 feet of water. if that had not worked my next move was to try and toss the anchor and pull off on another tree and at the time that did not sound like a very solid plan b....but a plan b nonetheless.

no kip and I would be in trouble! especially on the last 50 or so lol.

Buddy and I actually did this again to see if our times improved from last time on Saturday. did it straight through and not broken up however was a couple minutes slower however I had a ton of gas left in the tank. I think the heat was just enough to scare me and slow me down a bit more.

See, the thing about nostalgia is it must be held in place by both the good and the bad. Yep, My daughter never has to worry about not being able to go to the same school as her white friends, only has to look up where she can vote, and not if. Never will she be denied a credit card for being a women and being single, never will she get denied to an ivy league school for being a women, and last but not least, she will never have to worry about eating green jello salads. you see, you may want to pick up that pet rock of yours; while we should not have to carry all the weight of the shameful side of Our history, we should always remember both sides of history and carry the knowledge and significance of it. A good reminder....you are only 15 years older than me...about the age of my daughter to put it in perspective...so while I do acknowledge the shame of current generations, I also accept the great that comes from them as well.

while I am no supporter of this pokemon thing ...the dumbing of our nation happened on your watch also there old timers!!! Now get off my lawn and get back to playing with your pet rocks and seeing movies in smell o vision lol!!!

300 feet or 300 yards?????!!!!?!?!?! 300 feet would be a bit far but for some breeds not really a big deal and something I may not have worried too much of with some dogs I know...300 yards of pure water ahead of a young dog is borderline abuse if shore was not near. My dog gets 50 yards away and I would motor over- would be hard to see a dog at 300 yards if there is any chop to the water.

I would have to disagree with this part lol.... bow hunting is for being out in nature and having a challenge and peace...gun season is for filling the freezer rapidly with friends!!

So you get paid because of an * by your firing? meh...

I fall into a different category. I like the drawing power of big baits. I think they can be great tools to show you some fish, and from time to time catch you some fish. Nothing beats a jig or 10-12 inch worm for catching big fish and neither one of those are "big" baits.

the Magic eye short shank by gammy. I usually only replace hooks on specific baits however the magic eye is the real deal and I do not need my split rings any longer.

Then I am a couple steps beyond you... my favorite thing is to do that to tx fisherman. That, or when they are all waiting in the marina for takeoff and I get to fly out of there and start fishing some of the spots first...

PB walleye. Middle of the day in Central IL. Great eye for around here!

In a perfect world you should look for shad on points, humps, ledges, etc. during a time when there is power generation or a let down of some kind that would be creating current.

Since they get on their summer patterns for me.... and yes...easy must be taken within context and perspective however I incorrectly thought that would be assumed it appears.

I have not fished Kincaid or Shelbyville yet this year but if it were me I would rather fish Kincaid as its deeper and more my style anyhow. Mark...that almost looks like a bull shad but not like any that I have...what is it?

use the hook removal link above. it works pretty much every time I have ever used it. Also, don't fret over killing a fish every now and then. Its going to happen and does not make you a serial killer lol

then I got a ton of them I need to unload to you!

Berkley slim shad on 1oz jigheads or rigged through the horizontal portion with a treble placed in the bend of keel sb hook. Slim shad fishes a lot bigger than a 6 inch bait. I honestly have stopped throwing pre rigged soft swimbaits. Think you can be more versatile with some other options for less cost.

Don't need to go overboard....only thing I can say is match the gear to the lure weight which I am sure you do already. Time of year also matters- it makes a lot of sense to troll 12'' plugs deep for musky certain times of year and that takes a special set up. Other times a typical 3 treble jerkbait is the best choice and you throw that on the gear you have. For most of your typical casting of bucktails and such you can get away with some beefed up bass gear (not flipping stick as not great for moving baits obviously). I like Okuma rods and abu reels. Super salt shaker and berkely slim shad on 1oz plus jigheads year round, a big top water plug of your choice (honestly all popular musky plugs are pretty good). a crank like a Grandma and a Bondy for vertical fishing. I would not go overboard as it can get even more overcomplicated that bass fishing can be. First on my list is I would buy a good musky book that talks about the seasonal difference. There are some really easy times to catch them and some times where you are better off fishing for something else. No real need for steel leaders. Use #100 fluro and crimp it or just buy them premade. They will last a long time. honestly though I have caught more fish without a leader than with one however it is just a bit more nerve racking without one....

honestly I may pick some up just to measure some results. Only going to use it for some offshore striper fishing though. Throw it out at some deep shad and see if the bubble cloud can bring them up to a 15-30 ft range instead of deeper and hopefully the stripers will follow them up.

I don't think I should really help based on the limited times I have fished Mark Twain. Typically it has been at really low pool (moonscape) or at way above "flooded" levels. I almost think that that place fluctuates too much.. and bass spend a lot of time in transition and suspended.

PM me which place this was...I am already running out of decent places to go but do know a few I can try and send you to...I also may want to avoid that one.

They are good. i know I still have a few "musky" baits that are smallmouth pattern. any pattern works though in all honesty and I would not overthink it.

I respect that. on a similar yet slightly different note- Dwyane Wade is going through the opposite situation right now. Played hard and sacrificed money so that upper office could bring over talent, won a couple of championships, only to part ways with his team years later when his team should have stood by him for being a leader/competitor. that's not how business works though and Miami did not want to give an ageing chronically hurt player a 3 year deal (understandable). The Bulls are dumb enough to have 3 pg's though that cant shoot 3's so I guess I had that coming!

I have done both...have you? I get so sick of this trophy generation blah blah blah. I am 32, did not grow up getting trophies but I still understand that the only ones to benefit from him staying in OK was the owners and by some extent some of the fan base. He has a job, one where he is paid to succeed. Have you ever had a job where you are paid based on success or do you get paid to show up no matter how well you did? I assume you may have reviews and sometimes get a pat on the back but it does not sound like you have came from higher level sports/collegiate sports or a results driven workplace. In fact...you sound like a teacher lol!!! (who I have an upmost respect for if that happens to be true). It is very easy to say you would not leave your job for a different one with you are not 100% commission and your family depends on you.... Also, he did not join the Cavs who are right now the best team but he did join a team that will now be able to beat them so really...he understands he can not beat them alone, wants to be the best, playing with the best. Do we really crucify our sports figures now for not being ego maniac Kobe Bryant's? "Bryant has had a notoriously contentious history with several teammates and coaches, and he has often been cited as a factor, if not the factor, for why some players leave the Lakers or why some free agents never join." My favorite quote about kobe...maybe you guys can get him out of retirement now lol.