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  1. Bankbeater
    I've never thrown one either, and I don't think I have ever seen anyone on the lakes around here fishing with one. It may be an option for heavily fished water.
  2. Bankbeater
    That is the cover I have been fishing in the past two months. I start off with a swim jig or a spinnerbait in dead lilypads, and then I'll move to deeper water with eelgrass. I've been walking down the bank, but then I'll back up and cast into the same area from a slightly different angle.
  3. Bankbeater
    This is a pic from Saturday. I caught this one on a swim jig before the wind gusts started.
  4. Bankbeater
    Last week we were seeing high temps in the upper 60's, 70's, and low 80's. Yesterday the high temp was in the high 40's. At least it keeps the bucket fishermen off of the water.
  5. Bankbeater
    That's a nice smallie.
  6. Bankbeater
    If the dropoff has cover like grass or vegetation near the top, or at the bottom, I would fish along the edge of that.
  7. Bankbeater
    I'll start off with a Texas rig to get an idea of what is under the surface. After that, I will try a shallow running crankbait if the stumps are deeper than say a foot or so. If I want to go deeper I will use a spinnerbait.
  8. Bankbeater
    Good going.
  9. Bankbeater
    This year my favorite baits have been a spinnerbait and a swim jig.
  10. Bankbeater
    Congratulations!
  11. Bankbeater
    Get better, and don't rush it.
  12. Bankbeater
    When I am finesse fishing it means light baits, small hooks, no sinker, and light line no more than 10#. Depending on where I am fishing I might need to retie a lot due to the line getting nicked up. I also like to keep a little extra line on the spool just in case I run into a carp or large cat.
  13. Bankbeater
    Each has a time and place. Spring and fall I will be fishing with baitcasters. In the heat of summer I'll be using a spinning reel more.
  14. Bankbeater
    Mono backing on a regular spool.
  15. Bankbeater
    Nice write up and nice bass catching.
  16. Bankbeater
    I use a little bit of everything. I've had the best luck fishing with a Smithwick Rogue.
  17. Bankbeater
    That's a nice looking smallie. Congratulations on the new PB.
  18. Bankbeater
    I remember when you would get a license and it would come laminated.
  19. Bankbeater
    The worst problem I have in muddy water is making sure I don't run the boat into something, A couple of the lakes I fish have standing timber just below the surface. One time I broke the prop and another time I sheared the pin in the trolling motor.
  20. Bankbeater
    About the only time I use a fish finder is when I am fishing in a new pond or lake. I've been fishing a lot of the same lakes for years so I know where the humps, creek channels, and drop offs are located.
  21. Bankbeater
    There are a lot of good tips in this video.
  22. Bankbeater
    Just because someone is fishing? Wow.
  23. Bankbeater
    I think a lot of it has to do with how bad the change in weather will be. Lately, around here a temp change of 25 degrees has been bringing some major storms.
  24. Bankbeater
    The only two jerkbait colors that consistently work for me are some type of translucent color for sunny days and a clown color for the rest of the time. For crankbaits, the colors I usually carry are shad, firetiger, and crawfish.
  25. Bankbeater
    In my area when the water is that cool the bass like to go after moving baits. If I can get away with casting out a crankbait then I will.
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