Bluebasser86

I got out this past Saturday. Numbers were crazy, well over 50 fish. No monsters, 17.75" was biggest. Pretty wild to have the non-stop action in the kayak like that this time of year.

I hooked one a couple years ago on a jigging spoon that came off at the boat, I was pretty disappointed. It was orange/black/silver, pretty cool looking fish.

Oh man, the salty crunch on a PB&J when you add chips to it is *chef's kiss* That's country boy cuisine. I've got to work 10pm-6am tomorrow night also, but they're paying me really well for it. Hard to turn it down.

I bought my first JDM Zillion probably 5 years ago (a 9.1 with the green accents). It's a very exciting day when those packages show up at the house.

That tube craw is a bait that gets me so many big bites, and for some reason I fish it so sparingly.

I made myself a PB&J with sour cream and onion chips on it before I came to work and hoping my wife brings me home a plate to eat when I get off work tonight ?

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I'm working tonight so I missed out on the Thanksgiving dinner this year ?‍♂️

I use a St. Croix Legend Tournament 6' 10" ML/XF. It's been my Ned rod for several years now.

I have at least 2 dozen Duo jerkbaits, you won't be disappointed.

Duo Realis makes a black jerkbait in the 120SP size called "Midnight Black II". I may or may not have one with quite a few teeth marks on it. Low light conditions and dark water seems to be prime times for it but I'll break it out at times when I just want a big target for them also. https://duo-international.com/products/realis-jerkbait-120sp/

$.50 a bait IS pretty cheap anymore ?‍♂️

Nobody says you can't straight retrieve glide baits. Try burning one on a straight retrieve, that's how I fish them at times, including in current, and the smallmouth will crush them. Faster sinking baits like the Savage Gear Gear Glide or 6th Sense Speed Glide are good options for it.

I've tried a lot of hooks for weightless (wacky), senkos, I settled on the ones I use now that are made by Eagle Claw. Best wacky rig hooks I've used and it's not even close. Since I'm sure nobody would believe Eagle Claw can make a top shelf hook, they do make the same hook in the Trokar lineup. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Trokar_Neko_Weedless_Hook_6pk/descpage-TNWH.html

I've caught some big ones on Beetle Spins right after ice out. I'd check out the new Z-man micros. I've been playing with the micro TRDs and catching a little bit of everything on them.

Fish Monkey 1/2 finger Wooly Gloves are what I wear when it's cold, below 30* or so. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Fish_Monkey_Wooly_Half_Fingered_Gloves/descpage-FMWHFG.html

I fish one coal power plant lake an one nuclear power plant lake during the winter months. They're a blessing to escape the winter months.

Yes it is, was pretty surprised to find that one way up in a tree. I find quite a few hula poppers, some are really old ones which are always cool finds. I found one of those jointed H2O baits last week, didn't know they made one like that. I find tons of Academy baits with having them all over around here. 2 of the baits I found today were Academy baits.

Found a few more today.

Went out for a few hours today in the cold and wind. Barely climbed above freezing but 20mph north winds had the wind chills in the low teens. Caught several fat, well colored fish on a jerkbait, 1 on a Ned that still had someone else's fly in his mouth, and found a couple baits too.

Rodgers looked bad last night. He can't just blame his receivers, he missed several wide open passes that any NFL starter should make. On the other side, it looked like the Titans had an extra man on the field on offense all night. That's the only reason I can think why Tannehill was throwing to wide open receivers every time they needed it.

I'm usually using cut bait. Only time I might use live bait is if I'm after flatheads.

I have caught a ton of fish on the Nanahan the last couple weeks. I've been using the color that is basically all chartreuse, they call it GP ITO-Kinari. It's probably accounted for over 100 fish in 2 days of fishing the past 2 week though, multiple species also.

Still available and I still fish them all the time.

There's usually 30-40 in the rod locker and around that many more in the garage. I couldn't name all of them if my life depended on it.

I've done it long enough now that I'm saving money do it (plus I get the lead for free which saves a ton). At first I did it because I thought I was going to make lures for a living. I was young and dumb, didn't do my research on how much work that really is, so that idea got scrapped a long time ago. I still make a decent number of baits for sell, but I'd never do it for a living, too much work for too little money without the right equipment.