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+1 on the Alberto. It has the smallest profile of any knot I've found. It's also pretty quick to tie as well.

I just want to share a few details for anyone that's in the Western New York area and has an interest in joining a bass club. (Disclosure: This is a club that I've been a non-boater in for a few years now. This club has taught me so much and I only seek to help grow the club.) If you're thinking of joining here's a few things to consider about our club: We're fairly laidback and try to fish tournaments as much as possible. As a result, we generally have two meetings a year. We have waive club dues to any first time member. However, you must have a B.A.S.S. membership. Club tournaments are 40.00 each. No boat required. That's the short of it. Our website is http://www.niagarafrontierbass.com/ The 2016 tournament schedule can be found here. Thanks!

About 18 bucks plus oil.

Thanks. I'm still very new at this. It's super exciting to just watch what scrolls out. I did a bit more Sunday.

Did some messing around with the 899 today.

For me it's about 40 feet. I haven't searched much deeper, but I hear of others catching them in around 60 feet of water. I'm sure they can be caught even deeper but the risk of barotrauma is almost a certainty in fish taken from those depths.

I think I fish a bit and here are some thoughts to consider. 1. Variable speed control. This is absolutely crucial. The ability to dial in exactly what speed you want may seem trivial at first but it makes the whole experience so much smoother and offers far greater control. 2. Thrust. The minimum recommendations for a boat your size are just that. The minimum. Try for the most thrust you can afford. I doubled the "recommended" ratings and somedays it's still not enough. 3. Check to see if you have any authorized repair facilities in your area for the brand you choose. Having a local guy that can work with warranty claims for you is super convenient for when you have issues, and you will . 4. Cable vs. electric steering. I fish a number of different lakes and it calls for different control schemes. I prefer cable because it's all I have ever known. I like it because it's tactile. I develop a "feel" for the pedal and the whole control issue becomes second nature. I can focus more on fishing what's in front of me. I imagine that cable offers a quicker more direct response that electric cannot. However, there are days on Lake Erie where all I want is to fish a small rock pile, but the wind is relentless and often after hooking and playing a fish I find myself way off my spot. So, the idea of locking down with the trolling motor is a nice one. That being said I run a 70lb maxxum on a 14 deep v aluminum boat.

Ah, it turns out you're absolutely right. I'm a derp. The only solvent paint we have is 99k and tested this against the water equivalent and it's in fact has a thinner dry film. I came to the believe that it wasn't because it seemed like I could get the waterborne to lay out flatter than the solvent. I recently came to automotive from spraying gel coat so I have very limited experience with solvent.

Good looking fish. Were you dropshotting weeds by chance?

Thanks for the writing. My father was born in Laos and tells me stories about these fish, so I'm intrigued. I may have to make a trip down south sometime.

Awesome. Must have been a great fight.

Most larger outboards have a charging system that will charge the crank battery while the motor is running. Perhaps the previous owner didn't think it was necessary to spend a bit more for the three bank. I would run a three bank if it were my boat. Things like depth finders, lights, bilge pumps, and livewells can wear down a battery quite a bit during the day. I like the added assurance that every time I go out that all my batteries are fully charged.

I'm not sure if it's the same problem you had but mine made noise on the retrieve and not the cast. Shimano recommends you lube the brakes every time you are down fishing. I realized my problem is in the brake shoes hitting the drum on the retrieve making the noise. A little oil remedied the noise for me.

It would be cool if someone could do a live feed on a lake and use suggestions from bassresource to pattern fish.

I like the chocolate smallies most of all. Nice

I don't get to throw crankbait often, but when I do it's the jackall mc60 (until I realized the sk kvd 1.5 had similar action for significantly cheaper price) This thing caused one of my favorite quotes to be said while fishing. The other person in the boat fishing with me muttered under their breath "what the hell, another one?"

How fast do those things sink? I have occasionally see arches on my sonar on some rock piles. They're usually grouped up in fours but they're suspended about 6-10 feet up in 35+ feet of water. I've wanted to try to figure it out and catch them, but can't think of a efficient way of fishing that depth. I might just buy a camera to ease my curiosity.

I'm not an expert either, but I am a huge dork. I occasionally read up on bass anatomy and physiology. From what I understand bass can only hear a very narrow range of frequencies. Testing showed largemouth are able to detect sounds in the 20 Hz to 600 Hz, while being most sensitive to lower frequency sounds. I can't speak for all transducers but my 899 operates using 83, 200, and 455 kHz. Which is well out of the hearing range of largemouth bass. There's also the fact that they need to hear the sound over the ambient noise in the water. With boat traffic, swimmers, waves, rain, and wildlife I suspect the underwater soundscape is one of constant ruckus at any given moment. TL:DR: I don't think largemouth can hear transducers.

I'm curious to see what criteria has to be met for a fish to be considered a nuisance species. I live in New York so I don't have those jumping carp which are probably a danger more than a nuisance, but here they stock chinook salmon, coho salmon, brown trout, and the ubiquitous rainbow trout. Which apparently don't compete with native species in any way.

Acetone will work fine. When I worked at a boat company that's what we used. If it was on for any amount of time you may see the discoloration of the gel coat around the numbers due to exposed gel coat versus the paint protected gel coat. If this is the case compounding may be necessary.

Congratulations. I've pursued carp on the fly more times than I can count and I've failed hopelessly. I know how hard this can be. Awesome job.

That is an awesome color. If I could I'd paint the boat white pearl and stripe it with that color.

I don't see why not. Today's automotive waterborne paints lay out super flat and don't need a lot of material. I'd just find out what the covers are made of treat them accordingly. Scuff it and then spray it. There's all sort of adhesion promoters that will work with raw plastic, aluminum, fiberglass, or whatever composites reels are made of. I'd say the start up cost will probably make it impractical for most guys. I would be willing to try it out though. I sometimes tinker around with stuff at work. I painted the cowling of my outboard one day and this is how it came out with 10 minutes of a prep.

I wipe my reels down with the lamentations of the fish driven before me.

I drove down to Cassadaga to work on my largemouth fishing and bombed. It was a bright sunny day and found that there tons of pads here and went to work pitching a beaver. I had a few short fish and nothing else. I went to deep weeds and found nothing happening. I hate this lake, but I'm a masochist, so I keep returning.