Bird

@gimruis Yes I remember well, only loosing to Panthers and Bills and drubbing the Jags. We'll see if that carries over to tonight.

@Choporoz An even more unfathomable thought ? Browns vs Lions SB ?

I had a 3 for 18 couple years ago but never 5 for 20. Floating our river growing up, 100 fish days were the norm, mostly Smallmouth.

Lions are suppose to be legit but have to go KC. The line is only KC -5 but likely due to the uncertainty of Kelce.

I'm gonna assume my answer may not apply to your boat as transoms vary from boat to boat and the fact that larger engines create more turbulence. But here we go. My transom is 90" wide with a 60hp Merc. The center of transducer mounting blocks are exactly 17" from center of transom and 1 1/2" above bottom of hull.

Very good report and a great day on the water.

@Blue Raider Bob I often throw a wacky rig on a 1/16 head, actually preferred in most cases, especially 4.8 flickShake. " lakes " In our river i mainly throw craw imitators on 1/8 - 1/4 oz Shakyhead or Texas. My best Smallmouth producing bait for the last several years has been a Zoom speed craw in green pumpkin magic. Our water is very clear.

Sleeping has never been an issue for me personally, fall asleep in a matter of seconds. The problem began as I got older and started snoring, to the point that the wife couldn't sleep. Got a sleep study done and had mild sleep apnea. CPAP now going on 6 years..... harmony. I also drink a glass of red wine " dry " in the evening, heard that helps with sleeping disorders. hope you get this resolved because lack of proper sleep can bring on all sorts of health issues including weight gain.

We're under a heat advisory here as well, 105* is predicted. Taking a break this week from fishing and will pick it back up next week with much cooler temps forecasted. Glad you made it home safely.

Love my Ragetails as well but thought you were an NBA star ?

Black/blue finesse worm on 1/8 pegged weight is very productive and on a dropshot " Aaron's magic ". Cola and green pumpkin candy has put the most fish in the boat though. Jigs ? Black/blue always does very well.

I have a bass boat, a bass raider and a fishing kayak to keep from bank fishing. I'm not apposed to bank fishing but none of the lakes I fish cater to it.

Was looking at Vexus bass boats recently and found 2 identical boats except one had a Mercury and the other had a Suzuki, same HP. The Suzuki package was $1000 cheaper.

40's tonight and then 3 days at 100* next week. August was hot and the fishing was sloooow.

Heck I've never drank a beer while bass fishing. Never smoked a cigarette but did try weed at a friend's house about 20 years ago and made me vomit ?. Can't imagine being up on plane while partaking in a mind alternating substance..... not this guy.

The water is very clear here and Largemouth seems to cling to wood and Smallmouth to rock, the only difference I've seen.

If I fish a local lake with equal populations of Smallmouth and largemouth, I'll catch 80% Smallmouth consistently. They are simply more aggressive....... that's all I got.

I've blown brand new motors " under warranty " but yet to bash the lower unit. BUT think about it every time on plane. Glad nobody was injured and to think......bass fishing has it's risks.

Never been to a baby shower but did attend a gender reveal party in WV last month. Lol The Dad shot a .308 into 10lbs of tannerite and there was this huge blue explosion ?.......a boy I gathered. Must admit though, I've changed over thousand diapers early in life. Oh glad you had a good time after all.

Sir, you need a boat in a hurry ? and one with an outboard. Oh, I've never paid cash for anything. Interest rates on the loans I've taken were always 50% less than the return percentage of invested money...... easy math.

Whenever the wife starts talking about guns I always reply " it's awful quiet in the kitchen " ? Nah, she and both daughters own handguns. Something I quickly learned in basic training, women are consistently more accurate than men across the board.

I'd be concerned about wind friction ?

My long time fishing partner joined me this morning for the first time since early may after having open heart surgery. We caught all fish on Wacky rigged Senkos and Dingers. This is his 1st fish in a long while.

I'm way too hard headed to give 100K for a bass boat, not happening. Covid made people go crazy and sent them into spending sprees, money they didn't have. Gonna be upside down for awhile. Paying cash does not make sense if the interest rate of the loan is considerably less than the percentage of invested return on the cash, how I've always done it. Ahhh @Way2slow beat me to it.

Wind is the biggest consideration by far. I'm a feeler and line watcher and lose my senses in high wind, plus the chance of deep hooking fish increases in wind. Doesn't matter quite as much in colder water temps when I'm throwing line stretching baits.....swim jigs and square bills etc. But But I don't like wind.