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Some folks leave Christmas decorations up to long . Some folks leave their Halloween stuff out to long . Taking a solo snow hike at my brothers recently I was greeted with this crawling out of the snow.

Congrats on retirement . Its the best job I ever had.

In my experience , when the woods are loaded with them , they land in the water frequently and usually get devoured quickly . Sunfish and bass will be waiting for them.

I liked that thread. I dont have anything to share to it though.

Anybody remember those Chuck Woolery lures , that had a string ? When it landed on the water it would sit there and vibrate just like a cicada. I have one of those lures someplace, might have to dig it out for this years swarm.

I use the chartreuse marker most of the time on soft plastics. I run it the entire length of a worm, tube... It gives the bait a two tone effect and some extra flavor. I believe it helps, maybe not. Even on darker baits like june bug or dark brown . It doesnt turn them chartreuse but gives it a greenish hue.

Bass love cicadas.

I p--- and moan like Randy B.

I think some of us have different definitions of a pattern . If I catch fifty bass and thirty of them came off wood then in my mind I'm on a pattern.

I dont start out the day fishing a pattern but usually finish it fishing a pattern.

My Dad traded a car for a bolt action 30 06 Springfield that had a handsome, blonde, modern Monte Carlo stock. It was the one gun I wanted to inherit. After years of hunting I guess he grew tired of it and traded it off. I was bummed that day.

The cheap gold blades will tarnish pretty fast but I use those around bluegill beds .

They all catch fish. this

Texas rigged Yum Dinger 5/16th oz weight. 7 ft hvy Okuma inshore rod , "PISCIFUN" Phantom reel, 17 lb XL clear blue fluorescent. An older friend I took fishing a few times, always fished with Johnson Century reels , with the spool reversed and attached upside down to a fly rod .

I use the Do-It bullet spinner. Been thinking of getting a mold with keeper for plastics.

Seat of the pants

Fat Gitzit or other small tube. I dont get a chance to fish for spots a whole lot, have to travel to do so . Last time in the Ozarks spots were shallow and nesting and I caught them on a dark brown Gitzit.

It would be tough. In my thinking the opens are the major leagues of tourney fishing with the combination of established pros, local sticks and young guns giving it their best shot . Winning an Open is quite a feat.

Those little "bag worms" that you see in their cocoons chewing on evergreen trees and shrubs. I used those as a kid and caught sunfish. catfish and carp . They loved them . A pair of manicure scissors are needed to snip them out.

I have caught bass on both . Impossible to tell if rattles helped or not. I made this observation while snorkeling in a clear Ozark stream . 100 percent of the trees held bass. When I tapped a fingernail on my watch or tapped two rocks together bass would swim right up to me and look at what was making the noise. So I know tapping sounds get the basses attention.

I cant answer your question . It seems the double willow would have less drag and fish a little deeper with the same retrieve. Cant say for sure though . I mostly fish the tandems because I have to fish something and they perform well just going down a bank junk fishing.

Bomber Flat A catches fish , its inexpensive and tough.

The color and pattern of the bottom lure is very Heddonish.

Havent fished trick worms much but have fished straight tailed worms immensely. June bug gets bit everywhere.

I tend to fish jigs more early and late in the year. Texas rigs during the warm months but it varies year to year.