Bankbeater

Could have been a Muskie or a Cat.

I usually only get to go on the weekends so I really don't pay attention to them that much.

none.

Check with your State Conservation Dept. The little lake by my house is patrolled by the City Parks Dept. but it is maintained by the state.

Too heavy of an anchor and not enough anchor line.

I always try and hit the bank that the wind is blowing into. The wind will blow food floating on the surface to the bank and pile it up there for the minnows. The bass will follow the minnows.

Not paying attention and cutting the line and not the tag after you have tied on a new bait

Got one using catfish bait one time. I was fishing on the bottom in a small murky pond in about 2' of water and I saw a swirl around where the bait should be. I saw the line start going out, pulled back and came in with a largemouth about 1-1/2 pounds.

Spinnerbait. Don't know why i just don't like to throw them.

I said jon boat, but it depends on what the lake is like.

Where I am 2-4 is about the average size. Anything over 5 is an eye popper.

If I during the week it is 2-3 hours. On weekends it is usually 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM to around 12:30 PM or 1:00 PM.

If I start catching a bunch of small ones in any given spot, I will move out and fish in another part of the lake or try to fish deeper.

Below 1 pound is a dink. 1 to 3 pounds is about average. 3 to 5 pounds is above average. 5 pounds and up is a hawg.

Cussing up a storm when one gets away.

You can recall from memory where you bought each rod and reel, the time of day, and how much you paid for it.

Was this one covered in the fishing alone thread? http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1145192465

I just bought one maybe three months ago for smaller lakes that you can't put your own boat in. It works alot better than I thought it would.

I voted for crankbait. I will throw a rat-l-trap if I'm in deep enough water, but if I'm over shallow grassy flats then I will throw a minus 1 or a sub wart.

I would start by making long casts around the hydrilla with a chrome/blue 1/2 ounce rat-l-trap.

Catfish and bluegill yes. Bass and crappie no.

I voted for weed flats. Here in Mo. in the smaller lakes they have started moving out of the deep water and onto the flats. After they spawn they will usually move into the weeds that are around on the flats.

It depends on what my past trips have been like. If I have been skunked a couple of times, I will go after dinks and catch numbers. When I feel good about the amount I have caught then I will go after size.

I NEVER take a picture before the first fish is caught. That is a sure way to get skunked.

Learn to feel what your jig is dragging over, and at the same time learn to keep your eyes on the line. I have had them take the jig and start swimming off with it while I was dragging it in. I didn't feel it but I saw the line move off to the side. I have also felt the tap-tap-tap while fishing vertically, and the line didn't move.