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@LrgmouthShad Im the same way. The only “working” I do of a spinnerbait is ripping it out of weeds. But other than that, it’s a straight retrieve. That’s what gets me bit. I remember years ago watching a video of KVD talking about spinnerbaits and he said something along the lines of “you won’t catch fish on a spinnerbait with a straight retrieve”. Well I’m no KVD, but I do alright with the old rusty gate tied on. So in my opinion KVD couldn’t have been more wrong on that front. 🤷🏻‍♂️ that’s why time on the water and actually fishing is the most important thing when it comes to honing your craft.

The fact that MLB is rolling with these uniforms, and also denying that there is any issue with them, is insane. Rob Manfraud is such a joke of a commissioner. 2029 can’t come soon enough.

@TnRiver46 I’ll have to check the show out. The book is great. @fin I suspect the “gore” rating is for animal carcasses being prepared or something along those lines. Don’t want people being traumatized seeing a terrifying raw chicken leg

I recommend taking a scientific approach, and read the book called “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat”. It doesn’t just cover which ingredients go together, it goes over the science of why flavor, texture, and other combinations work or don’t work. I consider this learning to cook, rather than just following recipes. Once you know how and why things compliment each other, you can create your own recipes. This is what I consider to be the basis of actually creating a dish, rather than just reading a recipe that someone else created and following instructions they’ve written down. Creating a dish from scratch that turns out delicious is so rewarding.

If it ain’t broke, I ain’t fixing it. The 3 knots I use all work perfectly and I have no reason to experiment.

Spinnerbait - Strike King Tour Grade double willow Jerkbait - Megabass Vision 110+1 Jr. Squarebill - Strike King KVD 1.5 Lipless Crank - Rapala Rattlin’ Rap Shallow, Medium, and Deep Cranks - Rapala DT series Jig - Siebert 1/2oz Brush Jig Frog - Booyah Pad Crasher Popper - Megabass Pop X Walking Bait - Rapala Skitterwalk Soft Plastic - Rage Tail Structure Bug

Old girl enjoying the beautiful upstate NY day.

I am usually not apathetic or indifferent to natural phenomena, so I totally get the excitement over it. But for some reason this one really just isn’t grabbing me. And I’m already aggravated over it because the signs on the interstate tell me to “expect delays, solar eclipse Monday”.

I was in a customers house replacing light fixtures. Didn’t feel anything, my coworker’s wife, boss’s wife, and my girlfriend all called us at the same exact time and we were all clueless because we didn’t feel anything.

Strider looked good, bullpen looked great, and offense did what it’s expected to do. Awesome win for the Bravos!

Braves/Phillies was postponed already. I think Philly just didn’t get enough time to prepare for Strider, so they’re stalling lol

@NavyToad I agree, unless it comes to light that there were bets made on baseball specifically. But I enjoy the drama, and anything that makes Manfraud sweat and squirm.

Opening Day’s Eve! Should be an interesting start with the whole Ohtani circus going on.

Perfect combination of challenge, catchability, excitement, availability, fighting ability, and size.

We’re getting more winter this week than we have in a month and a half. A dusting last night and another dusting coming tomorrow night, but next week is back up to the 50s. I’ll take it.

-Always poop before you get on the boat. -never wait on a hookset when using a frog any longer than it takes to drop the rod tip and reel the slack -if you’re wondering if you should go fishing, you should

I’m gonna assumed you’re using braid, and if that is the case then your line is just slipping on the spool. Just put some cheap nylon backing on the reel first and you’re good to go. Easy fix. 95% of the time when this problem happens it’s because your braid isn’t grabbing the spool.

@NorcalBassin I would absolutely demolish that pizza. Looks amazing. Rueben pizza is underrated. That time of year to get the seeds going.

I am a right handed caster and right handed retriever. I’m a righty taught to fish by a lefty who didn’t know the difference when it came to fishing. I do the hand switch, but I find it sort of confounding that something that is so instantaneous, something that happens before you can blink an eye, is talked or worried about so much. I never even realized I did the switch until a friend pointed it out to me.

More than 5, less than 7.

My condolences

I have one Kastking reel that I bought as try-out. I figured if it was junk I wouldn’t be out much money. It’s a KastKing WhiteMax casting reel. It’s been slinging Spinnerbaits for me for well over 5 years now and hasn’t had any issue. I can’t speak for their spinning reels or anything besides the White Max, but surprisingly the reel holds up and does it’s job reliably. For a $70 reel, that’s more than I expected.

If I could pick one condition to never have to fish in again, it would be muddy water. I think muddy water is a lot of bassers most challenging condition. Fish tight to cover, use large baits that displace more water, and flashy and noisy doesn’t hurt either. Muddy water is the only time I’ll use a rattle on a jig.

The best way to improve is spending time on the water. The more time on the water you spend, the steeper the exponential curve of learning will be. If you’re having success with a particular technique or bait, you’ll naturally want to start catching them on other things too, especially when you’re main bait isn’t working. Let’s the conditions you’re fishing dictate which technique or presentation you use.

Brutal. Next week here is supposed to drop back to the high 30s, and 20s at night, but then its calling for the temps to jump back to the 50s. Only a little sleet in the forecast. I am staying optimistic the early spring stays true.