Catch and Grease

Its definitely fun catching big fish on tiny hooks and lures, went out and caught some big bowfin today on 1/16th oz jigs & grubs... What a blast!

I'm 99% sure there aren't any pike in the place I was fishing but who knows... And ya its my dropshot setup, I'm loving the braid on it!! Lol if it is a pike then its a small one! But I'm pretty sure its a chain pickerel... Went and waded out in the swampy place near our house fishing for bowfin after I got back with the same setup and caught two nice bowfin on a 1/16th jig and a grub! Too fun!

I've always had it in my mind that when the water tempature hits the 50's its time to put away the topwaters, but today the only thing I could catch any bass on was a rage craw buzzed on top and the water tempature was 55-58°. I guess I need to rethink my original idea, when do y'all stop throwing topwaters?

I was throwing a rage craw weightless on a ML/XF rod and 10lb braid buzzing it across the water when this guy slammed it! Super fun on light line, don't ask me how he didn't slice through that tiny braid....

Happy birthday!

I feel your pain... Its been 20 hours since I last got on the water....

First thing to come to my mind as well.

Why go with 2-4lb line when you can get just as many bites with twice the strength? I could see that maybe once in a blue moon using a small test line could boat you another fish or two but on a day to day basis you don't need to waste time with 2# line... Heck a big bluegill can break you off on 2# line. If you have any, and I mean ANY kinks or nicks in your line or your knot is not perfect on line that light you can kiss that trophy bass goodbye. And rod action is very important to me when it comes to presenting baits and getting a good hook set, different applications call for different rod actions.

Thinner braid will cast slightly farther.

I fished them from the bank yesterday actually and caught some decent keepers, they work great this time of year... I wouldn't throw the expensive jerkbaits unless your willing to lose them or can get them back somehow when snagged. Academy sells affordable H2O jerkbaits that work great!

Another great post by goose ^ nice info thanks for sharing! That's inspired me lol maybe this year I'll keep a better record of my catches and find out my true average size fish... I'm started to think my average isn't really 2 lb like I originally stated.

Yeah I take it very seriously, people don't realize how dangerous it is. I always take antibacterial soap with me on our wrestling trips but the one time I forget it I end up getting staph infection in multiple places, but I took antibiotics and it is visually gone but I need to go see the doctor to make sure so I don't spread it around the team... Its the second time I've gotten staph from wrestling, just my luck haha

Sadly I dont have enough to worry about how they are organized I just have a Plano box all mine sit in....

I'd get three colors, orange, white, and black. Black for cloudy days, white for sunny days, and orange for those in between days.

Me being the number one varsity 138 on the team I just can't bring myself to get up and walk out on all my freinds...

Thanks for the motivation guys, I've never quit anything in my life and I guess I don't plan on doing it anytime soon. I'll finish the season and try my best, but I can't start practicing till I can see my doctor Friday to get cleared of staph infection.....

^ lol "fake senkos"

Does braid even float? Like I know it will stay on top of the water but is it actually buoyant, if you cut a piece of braid off and push it under the water I don't think it will float back to the top... At least with powerpro

I throw the original Zara spook on a MH/F

We are half way through this season and I have wrestled all my years of highschool this being my senior year, I like wrestling but lately I just haven't had the same urge and heart to go out and give it my best everyday and every match, I've been thinking about letting it go to make time for other stuff like fishing but I feel like I'd be letting the whole team down and be a quitter... I've been on the other side of the fence, I've been kinda mad because are teammates quit before the season was over and now I'm thinking about doing the same thing, its just that every wrestling tournament this year I feel like I'd rather be doing something else like fishing, I just don't have the same mentality that I used to... I am very far behind because I have got staph this season and have been sick alot so I have already gotten behind on my training and I feel I don't try my hardest in my matches. There is only a month and a half in the season left and I don't wanna let my teammates down but I just don't feel like I want to wrestle anymore... Idk I just don't know what to do, what do y'all think...

Uhhh... Hahaha

Yeah I like 30lb braid for crankbaits too, I'll try a co-poly or something every now and again but always go back to braid...

That's pretty cool! ^

That's a nice bass! Great fish.

They are just so fun to fish... They cast a mile, can be worked very slow or fast, and catch hawgs!