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I like the BPS Stiko baits. They last longer than Senkos and you get more in a bag. Most of the rods I use for moving baits are from BPS also. I'll use Carbonlites, Bionic Blades, and some of the older maroon colored rods when I'm casting baits around. They may not be quite as light as other rods, but I don't worry about breaking one while flipping. @TOXIC, that is a interesting point. When Mann's went out of business a couple of years ago, BPS stopped selling their Egg shallow running crankbait. The Egg was a good bait and I've always wondered if they were made by Mann's.

Pocket knife, boat anchor, hats, and a fishing stringer are the things I can think of right now.

I caught this PB out of a pond back in June. It's rare around here for a crappie to get to this size in a 3 acre pond.

Hi Mike, welcome from Missouri.

I can remember all of the nicer sized bass I have caught, and for the rest of them I have pics and the excel spreadsheet to help me remember.

Merry Christmas to all of Bass Resource!

Weightless plastic worms fished shallow or deep. I just had to let them sink down on their own. 3" or 4" Jerkbaits. Sometimes fished with action, but most of the time I just brought the bait back with a straight retrieve. Bottom contact jig and craw combo pitched into vegetation or brush.

I've been burned over the years too many times from baits that I just know will catch fish. Now when I see a bait I like I do a little research on it. Then I go out and buy it.

I've never seen a jig or bladed jig that is completely weedless. If I'm fishing in weedy cover I'll try a swim jig or a small size bottom contact jig that can be popped free.

I'm back home and on the mend. Came home Wednesday afternoon with a list of things to do and things not to do. Big one is to keep drinking water and keep everything hydrated. The other big thing is not to lift anything more than 10 lbs for the next two weeks.

Thanks everyone! I don't mind going in for a trim, but I want to come home with all of my original equipment.

I went to the doctor with what I thought was a bladder infection. I had all the symptoms except the pain. Turns out I have an enlarged prostate that they will need to do surgery on to trim if down a little. Thank goodness no cancer. I go to the hospital Tuesday morning, and I will need to spend the night so they can monitor the bleeding. If all looks good I can come back home sometime Wednesday.

Fish with your dad. You'll always be able to get another fishing partner, but not another dad.

My trolling motor batteries usually last around 4 years. Last time I replaced it was in 2021. I replaced the charger in 2018.

I have a couple of Bayou Boogies and one or two Pico Perch baits that belonged to my dad. I don't remember ever fishing with them. I do remember fishing with a Heddon Sonic back in the late '70s. Those sonics were killer baits.

I've seen the MO. Conservation Dept. do this a few times on some of their lakes. They take a sample of predators vs. forage. If the numbers are off they will move some of the predator fish to lakes that have higher amounts of bait fish.

Jig and craw Spinnerbait Bladed Jig Jerkbait Crankbait Lipless Crank Weightless Fluke I also bring along a Texas rig so that when none of the above works I can practice my pitching.

This year's haul not counting tools, plastics, and terminal tackle. The wildest thing I found this year was a fizzing needle. I'm not sure why anyone would want to fizz a bass that was caught in a 10' deep pond.

I've never used a trailer on a spinnerbait, but I always put one on a bladed jig.

I fish because it is relaxing and fun. A 5+ lb hawg will always make things better.

I've broken three rods in all the years I have been fishing. My dad's tailgate got the first one, an ultralight spinning rod. The second one happened when I tried to pull a snag loose, and took hold of the line too close to the rod tip. That one was a m/f spinning rod. The third one happened on a small pond. My feet slid out from under me and I took a tumble down the dam. When I got back up, I realized that I was only holding half of a ml/f spinning rod.

Around here if you want fishing gear, you go to BPS, If you want hunting gear, you go over to Cabela's.

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I use Big Game in 8 lb, 10 lb, and 15 lb for bass fishing. BPS Excel in 4 lb, and 6 lb for panfish.

I've already given my Christmas fishing list to my daughters.