Bankbeater

I use an mh/f St. Croix Premier for all jigs up to 1/2 ounce. Around here the bass usually choke a swim jig when they are serious about eating it. If the bass you are catching are barely hooked then it may be more about the attitude of the bass and not your rod.

It depends on what I am snagged on, and how much that area has already been disturbed.

When you feel that bite set the hook immediately, don't let the bass swim with it. When I'm fishing off of the bank and I have enough room behind me I will start backing up while I'm reeling to get that bass to shore even faster. I don't like to give them a chance to think about what is going on.

Happy father's day, and have a great day.

Nice write up. Sometimes the smaller lakes don't see the fishing pressure like the larger lakes, and they can hold some big bass.

I have seen the bass up near the surface get scattered after I cast the topwater out and the bait is coming down right before it hits the water. I'm wondering if the fish think it is a hawk coming down.

For a one day trip I will bring a rig for pitching and flipping baits like creatures, craws, and plastic worms. I'll also bring a rig that can be rigged weightless or with a split shot to add a little bit of weight. With that rig I will fish small plastic worm, senkos, and tubes.

The one thing you drop overboard while out on the lake will be the one thing that won't float.

Sometimes when I know I'm not going to have enough time to fish I will run over to BPS for a quick fix. I may not even buy anything. I just walk the aisles and look at the tackle. A few years ago my wife's car went into the shop and it was in there over the weekend. She was using my car to do all of her errands, and I sat at home. You really didn't want to be around me that weekend.

Around here I get a lot of short strikes. If it seems that the bass are going to be biting this way all day, then I might let them have the bait a few seconds before I set the hook. If it is an aggressive bite then I'll set the hook as soon as I feel anything, or see the line move funny.

He should be proud of himself. That is a nice sunnie!

I fish from the bank a lot and this is one of the reasons that I went back to mono.

I always have the anti-reverse turned on. I haven't backreeled a fish in years.

IMO, the best fight would be from a smallie. The strongest would be a catfish.

When I'm fishing with jigs that heavy I'll probably be punching. The rod I use is an old HF Daiwa Procaster.

That's a beauty. Congratulations!

I like fishing them in weed covered flats. Running them next to the weed edge and across the top of submerged weeds.

Nice catching, that is a beast!

People where I work. Sometimes I wonder how these people are able to dress themselves and get to work each day.

I like certain rods and reels for certain applications, but I don't have a favorite.

This time of year I like to wear running shoes. They dry out pretty quickly when they get wet, but I like them because the bug repellant soaks into them.

I hope your wife has a quick recovery. I haven't seen any fawns but there have been a lot of deer running across the roads.

6" Creme Scoundrel 4" Zoom Finesse 6" Zoom Trick Worm 8" Mann's Jelly Worm Colors are Grape, Black, Black Grape, Watermelon seed, Junebug, and Chartreuse Pumpkin.

What was the strike zone like? Were the bass hitting all the way back to the boat, or were the bass just hitting around the cover? If the bass were tight to cover I would be making quick pitches. If I didn't get any bites right away I would reel back in and make another cast. If the bass were hitting all the way back to the boat I would ask what his thoughts were about slowing the boat down a little.

Currently, it is a Rapala Original Floating Minnow. It's one of the few baits that I can run over the top of the eelgrass.