Bankbeater

I used to handwrite all of my logs then some years back I transferred them all to an Excel spreadsheet. It was a little labor intensive, but once the spreadsheets were built it was smooth sailing.

I'll be using a Zoom finesse worm, trick worm, or a Creme 6" Scoundrel. I'll be fishing them weightless or on a split shot rig.

That's how it's done!

I grew up fishing. I stopped fishing in the late 80's after I graduated college. Work and family filled my time. My dad was able to drag me out on the water maybe once or twice a year and that was it. In the early 2000's a BPS opened up near my house and that was big news. Some guys at work were talking about it and I stopped in one day just to take a look around to see what the hype was about. Walking through the fishing aisles jumpstarted my urge to get back out on the water again, and I've been fishing ever since.

The story says the pond was in Alabama. Don't they have gators down that way?

I've been keeping logs for years. I record every trip even if I didn't get a bite.

A cold front came through Friday night. So my trip on Saturday was on the chilly side

Found a Rapala Shadow Rap and what I think is a Strike King KVD Jerkbait. They were right on top of each other over at the lower end of the dam.

The Cordell Big-O comes in a 1/4 oz size. I use a ml or ul for casting that, depending on where I am fishing.

Bomber Cotton Cordell Strike King Bandit

That is some car parking skill right there.

I have prescription glasses with everything you have mentioned except the longer arms. The transition lenses turn extremely dark so even with them being polarized it is hard to see into the water. You may also want to ask about the material the lenses are made out of. My lenses are plastic and tend to expand in the heat.

That's rough. My condolences.

I've seen a bass charge my bait just to turn away at the last second before biting. I've also seen bass run from a plastic bait that was rigged a certain way. Makes me think that some of these bass are a lot smarter than we think they are.

I've had two-piece rods come apart when I cast, but never when fighting a fish. Usually, it happens when I didn't put the rod together when I started using it.

It's a catch! Good job.

There have been a few years when I caught bass in January, and then completely bombed out until April. Last year I was able to get out on the water every month. I didn't catch every month but I got out on the water.

One day when my daughter was little she was looking out the back window watching the smaller birds at the bird feeder. A hawk dove on the feeder and after catching one of the smaller birds, crashed into the deck and the back window. My daughter was upset because she thought they were fighting. We told her the bigger bird was the mama and it was taking the smaller baby bird back home to the nest.

I think of a black marabou jig as a finesse hair jig. If the bass won't hit a hair jig I put on a marabou jig.

Congratulations!

Sorry for your loss. Prayers sent.

I wonder if any of these HS and college teams learn anything about boating safety before they head out on the water? My guess is probably not.

I didn't even look to see when the tourneys were being held this year.

I went by Bass Pro yesterday to pick up a new fishing license for 2024. While I was there I bought a Chatterbait in fire craw. Now I need to start looking at trailers.

Eagles. hawks. and the osprey around here will kill the topwater bite. They will circle the lake for a few minutes and then leave if they can't find any fish. There are always some fish around a beaver dam. Other fish. It depends on the size of the fish. Big fish eat little fish I don't think they worry about which species they're eating. When the sunnies are active and out in the open then the larger predators are not around.