TnRiver46

I’ve caught them when it was 33, I think you’ll be fine at 73

Never use them. I put split rings on spoons and blade baits

Didnt write them down. Nothing different than usual

Ha! Not sure but ive heard the water flows inward into these billabongs that terminate. In my neck of the woods theres a whole lot of water underground. Lots and lots

I’d pay $30 to catch that many!

Mountain hardware! I’ve had two of them in my entire life, one is the jacket im wearing in my avatar. You can stand under a waterfall in these and stay dry, ive tried it! Rain jacket is the one piece of gear I will spend some money on (although my current one was a gift) because I live in a rainforest. I’ve heard the smoky mountains area is the 3rd rainiest place in the US behind Hawaii and Seattle

All waterways go somewhere and flow in an out of each other. Unless you live in Australia

I try them all the time and nothing ever blows up..........

The bait monkey

It deployed while he was running. Ive heard of it happening going down the highway too

If you dig a hole and it fills up with water, bass will end up in it, in the eastern US anyway. From what I understand, bass are not native to California so i wouldnt think the DNR is stocking them anymore

I would probably call them and ask about it. Or take it apart and try some grease

I have both but the canoe is best for 2 people. If you flip it, dont waste energy trying to get back in. Get you butt to dry land!

I have found that its better for me to just sleep after it gets dark. Winter would be the perfect time for night fishing because its dark at 6 pm but the idea of night boating in cold water sounds pretty dangerous

I get plenty of bites with drop shot but rarely hook one. What am i doing wrong?

Praying for you now

Yeah that was ridiculous

Nice ones @Bluebasser86! Theres a blanket of baitfish thick enough to walk on everywhere i go and i cant hardly catch a bass so .......

Kind of reminds me of every job ive ever had.

And this is why i dont have nice things. Hope you get back out soon, i paddled my 18.5 foot center console around this weekend as i forgot to charge the trolling batteries and was camping on an island. Anchoring/paddling is still 100,000 times better than not fishing.

It’s magic! congrats on the 7.4! People don’t believe a bass can just sit there and ignore ALL types of fishing lures. They can and they do it all the time. There’s a popular fishing spot right below some rapids near me. After a frustrating day of chucking and reeling and finesse fishing I decided to go swimming and my buddy had a diving mask. I jumped in and was surrounded by big smallmouth and they weren’t scared of me at all. It’s also a very hard place to catch bait but when you do, a magical light switch turns on and you catch big bass and catfish left and right. I’ve probably caught 5-6 there lifetime with artificial and hundreds with live bait. Finding fish is easy, catching them can be tricky especially in popular spots

What i meant, and i think what @billmac meant (somehow i believe you quoted something he said and attributed it to me) is that they could still release the fish immediately after catch and just determine winner by the best 5 instead of total cumulative weight . Still no fish in livewell, i just dont like watching people intentionally target small bass and broadcast it on tv. I want to see the best in the biz target the biggest bass and i don't think I'm alone. Im not mad about it, just what i enjoy. And if its gone for good oh well, i still have boats and rods

Methinks the hard feelings all arise when money is involved. Which is why i dont fish tournaments and got burned out guiding full time in '08. Well that and fast boats scare the crap out of me.....

@Oregon Native, you have a great attitude. We are going to share a boat and fish together one of these days!

Congrats!