Bankbeater

I've been on a roll this year with the crappie. I got this one on a Pop-R cast straight out from the bank.

Jigs Texas rigs Crankbaits

I like to fish a jig vertically round standing timber. I try and get as close as possible to the wood as I can, then I just drop the jig. I let it fall straight down until it hits the bottom,

What is wrong with some people.

@Mike L, Congratulations and good luck!

I've never used the tiny size. The 1/4 ounce size works good this time of year, and the 3/8 ounce size usually starts working when the temps start to cool down. The Mann's worked for me, but I think that the Subwart catches more bass.

6'6" MH/F casting rod, Tatula CT100H, 15# Big Game, 3/0 Gammy EWG hook.

I would work a weightless worm across the surface, or maybe a 1/8 oz. jig. The small jig will pull free of the vegetation pretty easy. Maybe a popping frog if you can get it to stop moving over the holes. I'd also cast a wake bait if you have some straight shots. Don't worry about being seen, and having to make long casts. Those thick weeds will hide you.

Mine are easy. Wear PFD when the motor is on while moving to a new spot. This includes the trolling motor. No standing up while moving to a new spot. No alcohol. No griping. If the thunder gets closer then we go in, I don't care how good they are biting.

Welcome to the forums.

Here is a pic of my 73 Chevy Nova. The first car I ever owned. My parents bought it during the 73 oil embargo because my mom's impala basically just up and died, It had a factory 350 in it, and my folks got a really good deal because of the standard transmission. My mom hated driving a stick in city traffic so when I was old enough they signed it over to me. Wild thing was about three years after I got rid of it, I was driving home from work, and it passed me on the highway.

Either one.

This year the bass seem to be hitting jigs very slowly. Then again I have noticed schools of shad in lakes that have never had shad in them before. My top baits this year have been: Weightless plastic worm. Weightless stickbait. Spinnerbait.

A spool of green 15# Big Game, and some gift cards. Later on I got treated to a meal at Applebee's.

After landing the bass, it will not thrash or shake until I reach down to remove the hook. Then it goes nuts trying to get that second set of treble hooks into my hand.

I use two lists. One for bank fishing and one for boat fishing. Some of the items on the list are duplicates, but a lot of them are not.

Probably about 80/20. I tend to loose the fish if they aren't hooked good, or if there is some type of solid cover between me and the fish.

I change mine when the car strains to start. I change it at the first sign trouble because when the battery starts to go out it won't last the day.

Might be a bunch of Pringles chips.

A Johnson 100A Century was my first reel. My dad put it on a kiddie rod for me to use when I was about 4 years old. When I was older the Century went on a longer rod. I used that reel until the mid 70s. The reel still works and is down in the basement in a drawer with some other old reels.

I pull some extra line off of the reel to let the bait sink straight down. Then I let it sink until the fluke gets down to the bottom. When the line stops moving then you should be down there.

Ultravibe Speed Craw Z-Craw Z-Hog Superhog.

Bottom baits: Weightless 4" Yum Dinger. Weightless 5-3/8" BPS Stik-o. 6" Creme Scoundrel rigged weightless, on a dropshot, or on a split shot rig. Zoom Finesse Worm rigged weightless, on a dropshot, or on a split shot rig. 3" BPS Stik-o on a split shot rig or on a drop shot. 1/8 oz jig with a 2-1/2" or 3" trailer. Trying for a presentation that has a small profile, and is somewhat shorter in length. Zoom UV Speedcraw on either a 1/16 or 1/8 oz. Texas rig. Moving baits: SK KVD 1.0 crankbait Cordell 1/3 oz. Big-O Zara Puppy Pop-R

If you work all the time, you are going to burn out. Same with fishing. You have to mix it up, and make some time for yourself.

I've still got my dad's Mitchell 300 that he bought back in the summer of 1971. Those reels are tanks.