AlabamaSpothunter

That's awesome you are GoProing your sessions, and I loved the video. That place looks super fishy, and beautiful. You're gonna find that filming your catches brings a whole different level of excitement to your catches. We spend way too much time and money on these fish, and then release them not to preserve some of our greatest highs in life with a camera. I won't go fishing without a camera and scale, and if I intend to fish for more than 5mins, the GoPro has to come now. You really just can't put into words or pics what a video does so perfectly. eta; like you I started out on my head, then I realized that it was too heavy. Started with one battery, now I have 6 lol. I got two 128g cards, so as of this last week, I can keep the thing going as long as I want....but atlas I still have to change batteries, and then also just turn it off going from one spot to the next.......and always that's when I catch a fish I wanted to have on film, just like yesterday lol. It's a ton of fun to do though, makes the whole thing so much more enjoyable. You're gonna find that if you're gonna bother taking it and filming, you want it rolling every second that line is wet, if not the stupid fish always come when it's off ? Enjoy learning your way into the style and manner you want to make these videos in.

MegaBass has a few limited colors out of the 110 series, perhaps their most collectable baits. Spawn Cherry, and Spawn Killer IIrc. Join the MegaBass facebook group, you can buy him lots of rare stuff in those groups.

Months later, this is still the lure in my box that puts the most excitement in it. With the 77-80d temps, I've started to burn/go this big Shimano swimbait, and the fish of all sizes now have come unglued on it the last week +. I've gotten Bluegills, and little packs of 6" Bass to follow this bait, it has a randomness and body roll on the burn retrieve that straddles that big bait line perfectly. I just love this bait so much, every single time out, it produces at least one moment of pure electricity. Today it caught 4 fish including a 5.8 big fish, but had another 2-3 strikes, and at least that many swervers. Had a 5+ shake it in the air last time out with it, whether you lose them or catch them like today, watching a 5+ submarine and commit on a bait is the most addictive way I've found to catch these fish. I'd say I get to witness over half the fish I catch on the bait track and eat it. The Buzzbait is exhilarating but like a Jack in the Box, this bait is like watching the innards of the Jack in the Box work right before they spring.

Don't give up on it brother, it's been easily the best big I've thrown.

Yeah that was a whole soup sandwich that made me a little angry lol. So a place called Dance's Sporting Goods in VA made a post in Swimbait Universe that they had all colors in stock......within a minute or two I ordered the Gizzard from them. They waited over 20hrs to cancel my order after telling us some of our orders might be cancelled only a few hours after I ordered. Apparently they oversold Gizzards to 36 people. Meanwhile I didn't buy the bone in stock at BPS because I didn't know whether my order would be cancelled or not. 20hrs later they in fact cancelled my order, BPS was out of bone, and I was left with no Chad Shad ordered. I finally ordered it from TW, it will get here whenever it gets here. I'm so done with those beanie baby big baits, and the beanie baby collectors who make up 90% of that niche in bass fishing. Some of us only want these baits to catch fish. Don't do business with Dance's is about the only take away I got lol.

Low, to the side with tip about a couple feet from the water Took me awhile to figure that's the deal in terms of getting fantastic hookup percentages.

Finally ordered a Gizzard Shad earlier today, hopefully it gets here next week. I've been waiting on one of these for months, hope you enjoy that one.

Nice, that one's been on the bed. Always a wave before we realize it, hopefully the big girl locks down....and I'd imagine the closer we get to June 3rd, the better chances she will. Once they start spawning on my lake, I could set my watch to them in regard to the new moon and full moon pattern. One of the huge takeaways I learned this Spring. If she looks like a 6......She could be a 7, or she could be a 5. Hope you catch your white whale ?

WHAT A MAGNICENT GREEN TUNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow that's incredible Scott, how exciting is that! Congrats friend, those bugeyes tell the story ?

Stack the deck, don't fish bad lakes or bodies of water is the easiest route. Go fishing at night or very early in the morning, and throw big topwaters, chatterbaits, and big soft plastics in dark colors Fish near the middle of the day in the winter If you just keep fishing though, you'll inevitably start catching bigger fish.

Night A-Rigging in the Summer.......just the thought of that makes me happy ? You're a hammer on that A-Rig, wouldn't surprise me at all if you make that deal work. You'd think making yourself try new things is easy, and at least for me it's the exact opposite. One of the hardest parts of Bass fishing for me is changing things up. We gotta stop talking about A-Rigs and Axe Blades......I'm about to go put my head in the freezer and think about Winter ?

I didn't know you had an A-Rig, sub 60d water that's the deal. Play around with the size swimmers you use. Sometimes they want a big 4"+ one, other times they want a 3" size one. If you can get on an A-Rig bite, it will change your life ?

Sniper is the best I've found, haven't used Shooter or Tatsu. To me Sniper is perfect, have no reason to look elsewhere. Do you use some Reel Magic or similar product, stuff works.

Yes, it's exactly like all the other Flashboost baits, magic in a box. Most certainly my favorite popper, but I'm not a huge popper guy. I know this is the only one I need going foward though. Work that sucker faster if you are getting followers on it.

Nice piggies, and you'll get them figured out. Being around schooling/frenzied fish is one of the most exciting, and potentially frustrating things in fishing. They'll either eat just about anything you can get close, or they won't touch anything but a particular magic bait that it seemingly takes forever to find. Again I think there is always a bait they'll chew, just a matter of finding it. 3 seasons of the year I deal with lots and lots of this behavior, I've missed it big time during the Spring. I don't get up early enough for the Shad Spawn, and outside of that I never see them doing it. The Winter and Fall is incredible, acres will erupt with this type of activity. Now I'm sad it' not Winter ?

Nice ones Katie, especially those bigger ones! I would have hit them with that Damiki Axe Blade if your water is still sub 60s. That or Yo Yo a lipless or blade bait through them......I've found that many times the bigger fish will sit under all that frenzy above them and just slurp up the stunned and dying baitfish from the JV team. There is always a magic bait they'll eat, some days they'll eat most anything in that situation, others you can't cycle through enough baits to get one. I spent 2 days cycling through baits this winter one week on some schooling fish that pushed shallow during a warming trend, then on the third day I found the bait and had 50+ fish in an afternoon.

I jumped on their last great sale, was very happy with all aspects of doing business with them.

Epic, I can close my eyes and almost see it. Such a healthy fish from an hour ago on the ole buzzer, she had a crawdad down her throat. Last couple times out all the fish have had nice bellies on them, nice to see the post spawn funk coming to an end. The ones that have such great girth to length that it makes their mouth look small are the ones that make me excited for the future. Awesome stuff, way to go dad! I'd spend a ton of time fishing for Warmouths if they existed in greater number and could be targeted easier. I've found they like shallow rocks/boat ramps, and if you can see one, you can always catch it, so aggressive. As mean as beautiful. Sunfish are so cool.

Good stuff, that popper looks excellent, love that chartreuse mouth

That can't be answered until we know where you are fishing location wise, and what the temps of the water are. There is going to be outliers and stragglers that spawn well past the vast majority of them, but those aren't worth focusing on. Down here in central Alabama, these fish are done spawning, and have been for a few weeks now. Once the fish finish spawning they get in a very funky mood for a week or two while recovering from the hard process of spawning. When this is over though they feed heavy. Some fish will stay shallow, while many more will move offshore to deeper summer time haunts.

I'm a member on the biggest gun forum in the world, and I go there mainly to look at the caturday thread these days ? If I got a dog I'd want one like HokieHunter's, there is a "hunting dog" that looks very much like his but with brown and white, and not those gorgeous blue eyes where I fish. He always follows me around until I motor past his property. Super friendly dog, and it's the size and the lack of barking I like the most. I like those medium sized puppers, the good boys that don't bark ? Awesome stuff Scott! Tactical Bassin has been instrumental in me getting back into this awesome sport. Funny how it's a Buzzbait for me, it's a Whopper Plopper for Katie, and it's a Pop-R for you. I've tried all those, and can't get much love, tie on the ole' Buzzer, and wham. In a perfect world I wish I could catch them on the Plopper, it's just such an easy and fun bait to fish. Buzzbaiting is a combat sport lol, you're going 90mph at all time trying to keep the speed up. Your pics aren't showing up, but if you edit it and simply put a space in between those pic links, I believe they will all show up.

Baitwrx is having their memorial day sale......25% and 20% off stuff. Some real desirable stuff I'm seeing already in the 25% section.....Bill Lewis ATVs, Bucca baits, rapala DT6s and Rocco 5s.

Great stuff Bob, and for whatever reason the more poop I have to go through in terms of fishing, the more I honestly believe the universe is going to reward me. Last week I've never been caught in so many lightning and thunderstorms trying to just get a couple hours in on the water. Then on Friday it didn't rain, and I was rewarded with two exceptional fish. The only thing that has ever mattered is one's willingness to commit to the process, and most importantly put the hard work in over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over ?

The loudest bait I own that matches a bandit 100 type is a Spro Little Jon 50 type R. Colors are fantastic, you'll find something, the hardware is even more exceptional, good luck not pricking your fingers tying it on. Honestly so many choices, so many good baits, profile sizes, etc. If you like that bait minus the silent aspect, take it the tackle store, find one similar but that rattles, and start from there.

This Bass fishing thing looks super fun, think I'm gonna try it out ? Not sure what I've been doing, but it's not Bass fishing lol.