Nice_Bass

I don't think he was relating it to t1d, but assumed t2d which is obviously much more common, and also linked to lifestyle and diet. I will say. I do agree, the article is the dumbest thing I did not read as well today. Also, pop is nasty stuff, don't think I have liked it since I was like 10.

yes. ask for replacement. if you ever want to sell it, it would be tough and you would have to write this as a disclaimer. also could make it hard for warranty?

Meanwhile the rest of us deal with rude fisherman/boaters/landowners on the water every time we go out. 1) Guy #1 asks you not to fish his dock because of his kids 2) Guy #2 fishes dock because he is more "important". 3) Guy #1 one gets ticked (and happens to be a moron, to boot) 4) guy #3 (ME) is not surprised at the childish outcome by both sides.

Another terrific evening. I don't normally post reports (except in the Illinois section), but in 30 minute window we did some damage worth noting. Me and buddy boated 9 fish over 4 pounds and one at 5 even. Better yet, we were in his boat so I could just fish and drink beer and let him in on the pattern from sunday when I had a similar result on my boat. I did have to double check, but these are all different pictures of fish, but yes, all caught in the exact same spot about the size of a fishing boat. Ledge, with brushpiles, with a hardbottom transition at 15fow Truly a spot on the spot kind of place and pretty much stitching a 10inch powerworm. Still no giants though. Headed out there this weekend again with a couple 8-10 inch swimbaits to see if anything bigger in the area- and we did catch a handful more at other spots however not to the extent of what happened here.

Another terrific evening. Me and buddy boated 9 fish over 4 pounds and one at 5 even. Better yet, we were in his boat so I could just fish and drink beer and let him in on the pattern from sunday. I did have to double check, but these are all different pictures of fish, but yes, all caught in the exact same spot about the size of a fishing boat. Ledge, with brushpiles, with a hardbottom transition. Truly a spot on the spot kind of place and pretty much stitching a 10inch powerworm. Still not giants.

I agree. I always pee of the front of the boat also as my boat has a perfect spot by the TM. Back of the boat is only for people fishing in the back of the boat to pee from.

I don't live on the water with my boat on a lift and going to work/not enough 10k acre or bigger lakes around that would require a short drive.

10'' powerbait ribbon tail. My PB has been tied a couple of times all on the same bait. More of a game of percentages for me- go figure I catch my biggest bass on something I throw over 50% of the time, year round. Swimbaits for me have shown me giant fish (bigger than my pb) in the last 5 years and caught a lot of big fish. But have not caught a giant for me yet.

A lot of Tx people are much worse I have come to the conclusion.

I also agree- livewell, filet board/electric knife, and then soak fillets in water with a pinch of salt for 12-24 hours to help draw the remaining blood out. No that I think of the ole besse comparison however and relate it to hunting....a quickly dispatched animal does taste much better than a poorly hit one. that being said- I am not about to start bleeding out every fish on my boat to bring home...

Well I am not a believer...but google "clonk" and you will find some info.

Seriously, and I say it every time, this was the coolest thing I have ever learned from this site and it has yet to fail.

Fished for about 3 hrs yesterday in the evening. Did not have much time. Managed 3 fish over 4 and about a dozen others all on 10'' powerworm on a deep ledge. also, I hate selfies. Sorry for bad picks. Two big fish were both 4.7 with 2 more at 4 (3-15 and 4-1) and the rest all over 3 (except a 14incher). Good couple hours but still no giants for the year.

On a different note, from time to time my live well is lovingly referred to as the death well in catch and keep situations.

I always thought I would regret getting married prior to taking the plunge. Our first anniversary we went out to eat, drank a lot, and ended up at a local strip club. Divorce has never crossed my mind to this day.

I agree wholeheartedly with Tom and Rolo on this one. Only adding, that scent is completely overrated in fishing for bass.

There have been lots of days I have had fishing for musky and when I get a fish to hook up I have to say " d**n, just another stupid bass" So yeah, they work just fine.

Interesting. I had thought it would be the smallmouth or black buffalo as it looked like the mouth was down at an angle, but again not a very good picture to compare mouth angle and eye to mouth ratio, etc. Was hoping there would be something else that stuck out as its really the only picture. Did not think much of it at the time, but wanted to check into it after the fact.

All I can really say here is spare ribs, always smoked at home. Spare ribs can bring world peace, among other less notable things.

Caught about 150-200 whites and wipers deep in about 3 hours, handful of 15# channels, and this big buffalo. Anyone know which sub-species this is? Not the best picture for an ID, but thought I would throw it out there.

For me- black and motoroil is all I use in softplastics...wait pbj as well! anyhow, what I think is more interesting is the FLMB vs NLMB. I am not sure one is harder to catch than the other however: FLMB native to shallow vegetated lakes in FL with millions of years evolving then transplanted into deep lakes outside normal habitat. Shallow active bass will be more wary than deep and evolve so. In one study however: To sum up the points below, FLMB preferred deeper water further from shore (even after evolving in shallow water), and they had smaller home ranges. Long story short, strain matters little to me, fish where the fish are. To me, color is overrated quite frankly and while there have been times it made a difference, presentation to the fish matters first and foremost. Fish are opportunistic, we have to remember. A study done in Lake Tawakoni, a 37,000-acre reservoir in Texas, 12 NLMB and 12 FLMB were obtained from a state hatchery and tagged with ultrasonic tags. They were all released in the same area of the lake at the same time. Their movements were then checked with a radio receiver every two weeks for an entire year. NLMB spent 75 percent of their time within a 54-acre area and 95 percent of their time within a 165-acre area. FLMB spent 75 percent of their time within a 48-acre area and 95 percent of their time within a 110-acre area. FLMB spent 83 percent of their time and NLMB spent 95 percent of their time in water shallower than 7 feet, even though water 40 feet deep was close by. The deepest water that NLMB moved to was 18½ feet. The deepest water for a FLMB was 22 feet. “FLMB showed a distinct movement pattern toward shallower water as surface water temperatures increased. No such pattern was seen for NLMB. “FLMB were located significantly farther from shore than NLMB. FLMB averaged 44 yards (maximum 226 yards) and NLMB averaged 10 yards (maximum 101 yards) from shore.” I will also say however, as a man of science, fishing is one of those things that sometimes experience trumps science for me at times. especially on the flmb vs nlmb issue. Color, to me is neither and more marketing these days though. Also, jealousy since we don't have stocked flmb all that close to where I live.

another vote for the mini slammer for a "rat bait" hard to beat it at that, action weight and productivity

I fish slab spoons un docks etc. like you mention and I use a 5'6'' M graphite rod with a pistol grip. Granted, I am only going down 17-25 feet but It has plenty of power to set the hook and like you I wanted to be able to pitch into tight areas when inbetween docks.

I also want to comment on my own statement above- I only care about this on big lakes. That distance on lakes that are only a couple thousand acres or less it happens and 75 yards is going to happen...but on large bodies of water, it really bothers me.

I would have fished next to him for 30 minutes personally and not budged.