Montanaro

Team went down in flames...story of my life

Yall just wait and see, Berkeley will announce a new Hank Cherry jerkbait. Cherry Bomb? You heard it here first

Hamilton made his run but Card dropped out and Crews stalled. Plenty of time to turn it around.

Leading the group going into final day. All 5 guys made cut. 2nd 3rd and 6th. Im in 35th place globally. If I get big bass and the winner and cody huff or skyler Hamilton push the top 10 I can win the classic!

One of the largest smallies ever caught came from a river in WV. Almost 10 pounds. South Branch of the Potomac....you can just about pee across it in some areas if you drank enough coffee. Anyone know if it is the largest river smallie on record? Gives hope to all those creek fishermen, that they too could tangle with a monster.

I havent been to Dicks in a long time. Cant remember last time I bought something there. Overpriced!!! Their fishing selection was nothing but flavor of month crap ie Googan baits and duck topwaters. Also with their merge with field and stream, they appear to have conceeded outdoor merchandise sales to them.

Still waiting... They ignored my facebook message last week.

Light texas rig. Looks a lot like a tube with more action. Too expensive for every day use from me but some people actually take the skirt off used baits and slide them on hook above other creature baits.

Ahaha dipalma almost sinks and I win AOY tournament... I will take the victory. Wonder where I would have ended in standings had I not failed to get picks in for two tournaments...sigh.

Wasnt sure if he blanked or disqualified/backed out.

What happened to dipalma...he sitting on a zero.

Well the results are in! Who all here have qualified for the BBWC final? Curious to see the makeup of anglers and who all will be there.

Wife and I are headed to Erie for a short vacation (no fishing) and wanted to know what tackle shops I need to visit in the area. I know Tackle Usa have a store nearby.

Jon B's most recent video is about strapping a dog shock collar to his neck...or his friends neck. Im not real sure. It is click bait and mindless entertainment for a young market. I will say that the demand of producing multiple videos a week would be very anxiety inducing.

Gambler, take your pick. They were designed for punching

I got Matt Herren. Thats it. I diverged from my strategy to pick hot anglers by choosing guys I felt could fish grass and have a history of doing well on occassion. It didnt work out for me. I think the fact that the first two days were more offshore finesse hurt the anglers I picked.

I will go against the grain here... My Tatula sv is unimpressive. If set right it is pretty smooth no doubt but it seems awful finicky. This tat elite with zero adjust makes me feel wary. I will stick with my fuego ct which is a low key work horse for a LOT of fishermen.

Was he throwing an Osprey? There is onky one soft bodied one with no hook or line tbru and it is 4 inches. Did he take a 7 inch line thru, remove the linethru, and then texas rig it?

I disagree with some of Ajays post... Water clarity is NO factor for me unless it is a rockey reservoir with few ambush points and suspended fish. If there is a little wind....I throw a chatterbait. No wind I throw swim jig. If the bass are bumping chatterbait and not hooking up (hookups are great with chatterbait) I go to swimjig or I kill/hop the chatterbait. Final point....skipping under bushes....if I am hanging too much I go to swimjig.

Any idea which swimbait Cobb was throwing? Osprey?

Why do some people have blue eyes and others have brown? Just genetics. If you wanted to theorize, the more distinct coloration may be from strains of bass who live shallow and use it to break up their profile. The lighter coloration from bass who are more open water where darker spots would make them stand out. I am only guessing, so dont take it as gospel

Chris has never finished well. Doesnt have the stamina I believe. My team is decent. My D and E picks collapsed some. Was worth a shot. I missed one tournament so being consistent does me no good. I need a grandslam tournament which means picking at least one flyer no one expects to do really well.

I prefer copolymer and have tried a couple extensively. 1. Yozuri Hybrid: initial impressions were good. Touted as low stretch but am not convinced. Has a thicker diameter/breaking stength than listed. My 8lb (more like 11) is what I use for cranks and have broke off 4 times in last for outings....on casts. I also had just spooled it up for this year so it has no damage from previous backlashes. I also had a knot slip on a big bass but that may have been from lack of concentration when tying. Overall I tend to have positive impressions of YZH. 2. Pline CXX: another line that is overrated. Can be stiff and unmanagable but is very tough. Not my favorite. 3. Pline CX: Possibly my favorite. More accurate diameter to strength rating. More manageable than CXX. I use 20 pound for chatterbaits and have hauled 5 pounders out of spatterdock fields with it. I really dont see the need for CXX. I want to try Maxima ultra green next due to thin diameters.

Wind was so bad today that it created walls of mist 10 feet high. Still caught those fish