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I agree the answer is both. The big girls are kind of different. They have become larger/older because they learned how to stay hidden and away from predators and anglers. They normally do not school, and are kind of loaners. They shy away from noise and movement. When I think of big bass, I can't help but think of Doug Hannon. He caught over 800 double digit bass. He did not have a giant bassboat, no powerpoles, no FFS, no depthfinder, and rarely used a trolling motor. He used a paddle or a push pole for stealth in a padded tin john boat most of the time. He got back into places most would not try to fish. RIP. Doug

1. Wake boats that give off a sunami at the back of their boat. 2. Reckless jet ski operators 3. Other boaters in general, on the lake and at the ramp. 4. Hitting an underwater stump or running aground in shallow water. 5. Storms/Wind/Lightning 6. Engine won't start when you are miles from the ramp, no one is around, and losing daylight rapidly. 7. Tow vehicle breaks down and you do not dare leave your rig on the side of the road due to thiefs. 8. Tire blows out on truck or trailer at highway speeds, real pucker factor. 9. Buddy rips treble hooks into you on the backcast. 10. Falling overboard, - cold in winter, drowning, or possible gator attack if in the deep south. 11. A great hookset that sends a bullet weight into any part of you. (Just off the top of my head, I am sure there are many more) (after fishing for many years, some of these have happened to me and it ruins your fishing trip). 😬

I fished a couple small club tournaments when I was younger. It just had too many negatives for me. 1. turned fun into work 2. had to be out all day with no breaks 3. hated seeing bass kept in a live well all day, shoved into a plastic bag, weighed and hopefully released still kicking. 4. had to fish where and at what speed the boater wanted. 5. had to go even in questionable weather.

If you wanted to get a glide bait and could only afford one which would you choose? Why? Does anyone have any good experiences with these? Thanks.

I think most have already been mentioned, but a few I remember when looking through my dad's 3-tray tacklebox when I was a kid, which I did all the time. 1. creme worm with prop on the front 2. Lazy ike (great for pike) - also similar he had a flatfish 3. Creek chub pikie minnow. 4. hula popper and jitterbug 5. Paw paw Underwater minnow dual props 6. Bass oreno 7. Heddon lucky 13 8. Cordel spot Great memories!

1. A-rig - also kind of feels like tossing out an anchor - keep trying 2. Deps Bull flat, bull slide, cover scat -zip nada 3. Yamatanuki - no go- sorry Gary Y 4. Live target crank, clear bubble body with little fake minnows inside- ok my bad for trying 5. thousands of others that just don't cut it. Thanks you little bait simian

Praying for you. Stay strong, new cures and technologies come out everyday. We are here for you!

I always hate the idiots who think those large PVC pipes at the ramp, marked and designed to recycle fishing line, is their personal trash bin. If they turn around, there is a trash can on the opposite side of the ramp. I guess they are too lazy to walk across the ramp. It is sad when people can't read or act accordingly.

I got mine at the optical store in the walmart. Found some frames I liked and gave them my prescription, told them I wanted polarized lenses in a certain color, with scratch protection. They took a couple measurements and told me to come back and pick them up in 5 days. Work great and I now have 2 pairs I have had for about 4 years. Check first if they take your insurance, some will. Good luck.

Unless you are in a tournament, I don't think weight should matter. A 2lb bass is beautiful and a 6lb bass is beautiful, both can be really fun to catch. I hate to see anglers taking the time to stop and weigh every fish they catch. It is stressful to the fish and really unnecessary. I think we as anglers put too much emphasis on fish weight. In the deep south people think all there is is giant bass, simply not true. We have all sizes of bass and more large bass predators like gators and raptors. Granted percentage wise we have more large bass simply due to a longer growing season and strain of bass. That being said, most bass caught are smaller younger fish because those are the ones that want to come out and play with lures. Most of the really big fish you see in photos were caught with a guide using live bait, like wild shiners. To answer your question: I consider a big bass 5lbs or more. My percentage to catch that size is really only about 3-5%. I only do just fun fishing so that may skew the numbers. Some guys are truly just trophy hunters with special gear, and like the musky guys up north it takes patience and perserverance, sometimes just to get one bite.

Technically no trolling, but if the breeze is light enough, I have drift fished soft plastics and at times it can be very productive.

1. Fluke 2. soft stick bait 3. spinnerbait 4. lipless crankbait 5. spook or popper

I think most lures are gimmicks depending where you live. Some areas things work great, other areas the fish wont even look at the same lure. We as anglers buy all of them hoping for that one that is magic. A few I fell for: 1. When I was younger I thought the short pistol grip rods were the ticket. Now I do not use one. 2. Dance's eel 3. Live target crank with the 2 little minows in a clear body. - nothing 4. Flourocarbon line. I know some swear by it, I swear at it. 5. Tiny lures and big giant ones. 6. Drop shot/shakey head, caught mostly moss and mud. 7. A-rig, - still trying but nothing so far. I am sure there are many more, since I have more lures than I could possible fish with.

1. 4 inch megabass spark shad on a jighead 2. zoom super fluke 3. 4.8 Kietech on a flashy swimmer Topwater tied: clear super spook jr. / berkley choppo MF shad

Always, just for some bulk. Sometimes it is just a tail of a plastic worm or a small grub. This is where my used plastics are recycled. Cut off the ripped part and use the rest.