OkobojiEagle

Matt Stefan's YouTube vid "5 Things You Need To Know About Smallmouth" is worth the 9 1/2 minutes of viewing (and maybe reviewing)... oe

Considering the "April 1st" tom foolery orchestrated by Berkley, I can see why you might take this in that light. I'm only, however, passing on my personal experience with this bait after having used it for awhile. Bass fishing for recreation gives me a different perspective than if I was fishing to consume my catch as I would with walleye. I'm certainly not advocating avoiding MaxScent, I find myself using it more often, but as I wrote above, I'm going to be more cognizant of protecting the bass from deep hook damage. Best of fishing to all... oe

Zorro Aggravator short arm spinnerbait... oe

... just a quick personal warning to those of you who may be currently using or thinking about using Berkley's Maxscent soft bait. I've been experiencing much deeper than usual hooking when using Maxscent. This is comparing to other soft bait I use, such as, PowerBait, Rage Tail and other branded soft plastics. I'm going to be filing the barbs off hooks and jigs that I'll be dressing with any Maxscent baits and suggest you consider this as well. Feels pretty lousy to know the 3 pounder you just released will most likely die from being so deeply hooked... oe

If I accept the above to be accurate, am I right to believe that "our" colors yellow and white still differ to some degree in hue or vibrancy to the bass? oe

https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-43323-VN43323-Hunting-Camping/dp/B000AR7AKG/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=swiss+army+knife+sharpener&qid=1624905668&sr=8-3 oe

I follow Randy some, don't get to the end of many clips. I enjoy Matt Stefan's clips as well. Panda... Those are some pretty "un"- woke comments. You're due to be cancelled... oe

Amber colored Fit-overs in all light conditions (short of darkness). One pair in the boat and a pair in each car. About $50 - $60 a pair when I last needed to make a purchase. oe

Tom... you're painting with a very large brush. I've been playing with a variation of the Neko rig referred to as the "little child rig". Seems to have promise for my smallmouth fishing without some of the Neko & Wacky negatives. oe

I still throw a Frenzy Popper and Storm Subwart even though they've been discontinued for years. When I lose them I may shed a tear, but I won't replace them in my arsenal till they're gone. What discontinued baits are you stubbornly still throwing? oe

I'm exhausted and all I did was read this thread... oe

Whether you need felt soles or not will depend upon what the bottom composition you'll be wading in is. oe

I haven't fished MaxScent head-to-head with PowerBait, but I've been successful with both. oe

Pflueger Supreme... worth a look oe

What color is "bluegill" oe

No more than many less trivial topics... oe

Suspending jerkbait or skirted jig with an action tail trailer oe

I've been satisfied enough with the 4" Swimmin' Ribster for several years that I've not looked further... 4.49/9 pack. oe

Pure Fishing... Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick, Penn, Spiderwire, Stren, Mitchell, Pflueger, Sebile, Shakespeare, Van Staal, Ugly Stick and there are several other brands under their umbrella. oe

dressed on jig heads oe

^ Wisdom from experience

Fishing with a 2nd angler is a great time to explore new lakes or new areas of this lake... oe

Yes, I've found the tag shorter than I cut it on many occasions. oe

Excellent! oe

I fish very clear water and this might slant my perspective but, I don't want a "noisy" splash anytime... except maybe in my toilet. oe