Bankbeater

Saturday my youngest daughter graduated from the University of Tulsa with a B.S. in Environmental Policy. Mom and Dad are very proud! This is Amy standing at the bell in the center of the university. The tradition is that only the graduating seniors get to ring it.

Cool! I love it when they don’t stop biting. Makes for a busy day.

Looks like you’re having a good trip. Nice catching!

I Texas rig a 3.5” tube and flip it into the holes in the coontail mats. It pulls through pretty easy. I use the same rig for fishing water willows growing out on raised humps.

Sorry to hear this. Your videos are always detailed and well put together. Nice catch by the way.

Most of the time on the small lakes that I fish on the summer the bass will be in the vegetation. They may be shallow or deep depending on the conditions, but they won’t move far from that vegetation.

Beast!

This is tough to read. A good dog is more than a friend and more than a family member. RIP.

Congratulations!

Nice looking fish. Good going.

Late February, March, and most of April the bass were tearing up spinnerbaits, and to a lesser extent, swim jigs.

I have an electric trolling motor. I think I will stick with that for now.

To me, it sounds like neither of the captains was paying much attention to what was going on around them. Very lucky no one got hurt.

I like to buy new and drive them until they fall apart. Right now my 2017 is at 95600 and still going strong.

I'd like to fish a few lakes that are farther out away from home this year. Last year I stayed pretty close to town because of the gas prices.

My ears ring when I'm having sinus issues. It has something to do with the drainage and the pressure it causes. Most of the time it happens when my allergy acts up. or when a low weather front is moving through. It's a pain in the you know what, but when the ringing stops before my sinuses clear up it means an ear infection is coming on.

Most of the time in early spring when the water is colder I will be fishing with moving baits. I still bring the Texas rig with me just in case the bass don't want moving baits.

Welcome from your neighbor in Missouri.

Welcome to the forums.

It is what makes my shoulder hurt. I don't know what it does as far as fishing.

I'd fish a 1/4 ounce jig and craw. Work it across the top of the vegetation like you would if it were sitting on the bottom with short hops.

Around here it's called your regular Saturday spring weather.

<-- Cotton Cordell Big-O. It was the first crankbait I ever caught a bass on.

Wow! You had quite the trip.

Rage craw?