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Welcome to the forum Jason

Yes I get asked all the time by non-fishermam if I keep all my fish. Wife and I both love fish but I only keep a small percentage of them. By the way, Largemouth bass caught out of clean clear lakes are a delicacy so are spotted bass.

Several members on this site claimed September can be a very slow month. I paid mind to it as I fished quite a bit this month. Have yet to put more than 3 fish in the boat fishing 5-6 hrs. Hang in there.

Idk, it's a reaction bait, the fish don't have a lot time to inspect materials.

Was under the impression that Dak was the highest paid QB at 60 mil per year.

I think drop-shot would be a great way to start. I believe every worm I throw on a drop-shot is a flat side, mainly Robo and Zoom .

Yes still being the same calendar year is understandable. I've seen threads that exceeded 10 years resurrected 😄

Camera has been out for over a month and this looks like the only shooter on my property. One other 10 pt that's wider but needs another year.

Before I got my prescription sunglasses I kept several pairs of reading glasses on the boat. I couldn't even tie an over hand knot without some kind of visual aid.

Best way to prevent flats is stay away from Pennsylvania 😁......I know.

Not to derail the thread but we have lots of Heron and Loons in the Lakes I fish. I physically watch them eat their share of fish.

I don't believe Beavers eat fish as I don't believe Deer eat meat....... reports misrepresent. Beavers aren't predators and swift swimmers like otters......wood, bark is their food source.

A beaver hut is a guaranteed bass or two.

Never knew it was a thing until this thread. Never had and probably to late to add something else to remember 😉

Bone Silver/Black Monkey Butt

I have no lack of fishing partners but still enjoy fishing alone if I can keep my mouth shut. Wife goes often with a book.

Got out in light rain today, no wind. Caught only 3 bass but lost a really good one on a Zara Spook. Did put another Snakehead in the live well though.

September has been brutal here for effort per bass. Fished yesterday for 5 hrs for 2 bass, embarrassing. Starting to not like September......oh 63 .

My expense is mainly fuel and wear and tear. I've got over 6000 miles of towing the boat in 2024 and have several more trips planned until deer season. I buy tackle in bulk so I'm good for a couple of years in that department.

It happens. I throw a ton of wacky worms on 1/16 VMC heads and where I get in trouble is trying to manage this technique in wind. Can usually save a deep hooked fish with wire cutters, cut off the barb and twist the hook out with long nose pliers. Both tools are a must. If the fish can't be saved it goes to the frying pan 🥘

I've never kept a log and many times forget my phone for pics, guess the excitement of fishing. 😂 I do keep a round about total in my head of catches and always remember what part of a lake is most productive. Love seeing fish reports of others catches.

Nothing surprising with Josh Jones. The guy puts huge fish in the boat consistently.

Great video, thanks for sharing.

No talk of the Saints demolishing teams averaging 45 per game ???? Oh wait !!! They played the Panthers and Cowboys.....my bad 😁

Every year is different. 2 years ago the WP 90 accounted for most top water fish. Last year the Devil's Horse. This year a top water jerkbait. Would be nice if bass were predictable 😄 I mainly throw top water early and late.