12poundbass

Good write up as always.

To quote Dale Brisby “bull riding is 90% mental, the rest is in your head.”😂 The same can be said for bass fishing.

I’d say one of the warmest on record up here so there’s that. 😎

@A-Jay it seems no matter what part of the lake the ramp is at, that’s where the remaining ice will be. Mother Nature is a cruel cruel woman!

Oh, so it’s not slow learning, it’s bad memory. 😂

Man and I thought I was a slow learner! 😬

@J Francho Tuesday it was 75 for a high and 24hrs later it was 25 and a windchill of 5. It was crazy cold.

It takes me three months to catch that weight! 😂

Welcome to Bassresource

@NorcalBassin what elevation are you?

That could be easily done right now.

That looks like it would be a ton of fun to cruise around in!

74 today and tomorrow we’ll be under a winter weather advisory. Up to 2” of snow and highs in the upper 20’s.

I saw ice last week on some of the lakes around GR and by me, but after yesterday and today I’d guess it’s gone again. No way I’m launching the boat just yet but I might hit a bank or two.

Plenty of places around here have E free gas to accommodate all the boats, ATVs, toys. Last time I checked it was hovering around $5/gal. I don’t use that much in the boat because all my lakes are relatively small.

Ultra realistic lures are intended to catch anglers. One of my favorite presentations is the frog. I have ultra realistic ones and some that are just black or white. Look at the bottom of the frog (the part the fish sees) it’s not ultra realistic. Like @MickD said, it’s about getting that reaction out of them whether it be sight, sound, feel, etc. Heck I saw a YouTube video of a guy using a Lego Chubacka with a hook and he caught a smallmouth. 😁

It’s never easy letting them go and they’ll never tell you they’re ready to go because they’re more concerned about you.

I started with pond hockey at age 10 or so which morphed into organized hockey. All we had was an outside rink which there were plenty of times we either couldn’t practice or if we could we’d have to dodge thin spots in the ice. Our first game of this newly formed program was literally like the first mighty ducks movie. We had catchers shin guards, old old hand me down equipment. 😂 After that game my parents tools my brother and I to get new equipment thankfully. We were playing school teams, club teams that all had indoor rinks so we always got destroyed! We had a good time though. One concussion, a scar on the bridge of my nose, and a bum shoulder from a torn AC joint are what I have left from my playing days. Good times!

Nobody buys what the pros are pitching yet the winning bait always sells out. Weird, I know.

Almost summer here. The truck is showing 66*.

As far as terminal boxes go the Academy box has kept me satisfied. It’s pretty stout and a good price to boot. I will say those Gamakatsu boxes look appealing.

My dad grew up pretty poor for the first decade or so of his life. He said they were the last in our town to get indoor plumbing. This was the late 50’s early 60’s.

Trilene knot for FC Berkley braid knot for braid double uni for braid to FC (I rarely use a leader)

She said it was lake front property not ocean front property. 😁

The pre rigged worm is what I started on and was a big producer for many years in my younger days. You can’t go wrong. Another good option is a popper. It’ll keep their attention because they can see the lure and can have fun making it pop. Once a bass explodes on it they’ll be hooked on fishing.