ironbjorn

I like money. Enough said.

Have a box of beef jerky on hand in case Bigfoot comes knocking.

Being able to read the water. That's the one thing I've always felt was completely natural and didn't have to be developed.

I have no possible idea how this would be accurately calculated unless documenting every bass encounter starting now, which would be an insane burden. I'll just say that I land the vast majority of bass hooked by a single hook and I lose probably 1/4 of treble hooked bass.

Spinnerbait Squarebill Senko rigged various ways Shimano Expride 6'10" MH/F, Shimano SLX XT 7.2:1, 12LB Berkley Big Game. I can be this accurate because this is what I actually do 99% of the time these days and the rod, reel, and line that I use.

Bro that's when Bigfoot and the Skinwalkers come out. Hell no.

I dunno, there are just a lot of assumptions here that I find astounding.

Meeting BR members: Priceless The cost of the information you hear from them and take to TW: Divorce

Much different drinking coffee in your home or at work in a climate controlled environment than drinking it in place of water in the summer heat.

The only rod I buy at that price point.

That's something people need to remember. Hydration starts the day before. And don't go out with just a bottle or two of water and a bunch of Cokes. Also Gatorade isn't a substitute for water. And don't slam beers in the summer heat.

I literally believed that this was a real lake and used to look it up but could never find it. Found out the truth last year when some kind posters helped this idiot ironbjorn out.

Small, thin zip ties. 1/0 Gammy Octopus Circle Hook. The small, thin zip ties can be perfectly tightened down to neither move nor ruin the bait. That particular hook never, ever misses, despite being sideways. I've found nothing better for bait preservation and hookups.

I used to think 30 rods, huge boats, all the electronics, a mini tackle shop on board etc etc was all ridiculous until I thought about my main hobby: gaming. Sure, I could use the TV and the cheap $60 controller and call it a day. But I have a $500 console, with a $400 240 hz gaming monitor, a $240 controller, a $200 headset, etc etc etc. But I normally just beat the banks with a rod or two and a small backpack to keep mobile and to limit my options so I'm not stuck in the loop of changing baits constantly and getting nowhere. People put money into their passions. Not sure FFS is a good thing though. Can't use drones to hunt but you can use these to video game fish. Doesn't make much sense and probably isn't great long term.

Your list is good. I can simplify it even more. If you have a H/F and MH/F casting and M/F spinning, you can do everything in bass fishing outside of super niche and extreme conditions/situations stuff. Psssst don't tell the tackle junkies, retailers, and marketers.

Happened to me several years ago. I was wading the river with a backpack full of beer. A Smallie ran a Whopper Plopper right through my hand. I yanked it right out but I don't think it went too deep. I had two hooks and a Smallie hanging from my hand though. Didn't feel much because I was lit up. Poured some beer over the wounds and kept going. Not my brightest moment.

Fine around wood but still utterly useless in grass and vegetation. I'm curious about the presentation I saw on social media being used in grass. Me too. There's a pond near me that's choked with weeds. I'm gonna toss this right in it.

I've never seen this done before. I screenshotted it from social media.

Jay Cutler Nobody can deny that I'm very talented, but I screw up a lot and I don't take it seriously. Like Smokin' Jay, I'm out there puffing on my fruity berry marshmallow bubblegum vape like a man. Sometimes people question if my heart is even in it since I'll skip perfectly good days to fish because I just don't feel like it, but then I'll also go on miserable weather days when nobody else is out there. Sometimes I'll make a cast that not even I can believe I hit and then the next cast I look like a moron.

Nobody knows. Goes without saying: 1. Have your equipment ready. 2. Use your brain and give it some time in the water if you know you're taking forever.

I like to see them so I know exactly what I lost. I want to know if it was actually a fish and not a log or something and if it was a bass and how big. I don't like the mystery of it. Too many unanswered questions that lead to assumptions.

I have this fight all the time in Illinois and Indiana. My friends think they are water moccasins. Nope. Harmless water snakes. Water moccasins don't live here (I'm sure it's at this point someone will show me on the map a teeny tiny itty bitty very far south corner where their territory *just* touches). I really wish they'd believe me.

I've always heard that SMB are very nomadic.

A lot of this is like the myth the beer that goes cold to warm "skunks." It's not true, and if it was true then your beer would always be useless before it was sold to you. Your lures can get warm from a day on the water. Plastics can be more finicky. They're more likely to take a shape than be ruined. Be smart. The most important thing is to not store things in the heat or the sun for long periods. Normal use won't do a thing. If you have lures bring ruined on the water because you're just...on the water...don't buy them again because they're useless garbage.

I have, and that day was the first time my wife had heard me raise my voice. She wasn't my wife then. I caught a big snapping turtle in a small pond we went to in a park. I brought a spinning rod to casually fish the pond to see what was in it. I snagged a snapper and brought him in. My then girlfriend now wife thought he was cute and went to pet his head. I yelled at her to stop. She was startled and confused until I let her know what just almost happened to her hand.